Kelkheim

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KELKHEIM

State : Hessen
District (Kreis) : Main-Taunus Kreis
Additions : 1938 Hornau, Münster; 1977 Fischbach

Official blazon

German

Origin/meaning

The arms were granted in 1950.

The wheel of Mainz was part of the old seals of Hornau and Münster, as both villages historically belonged to Mainz for many centuries. The horn is taken from the arms of Hornau. The horseshoe is the old village symbol for Kelkheim.