Kamen

	KAMEN Country : Germany State : Nordrhein-Westfalen District (Kreis) : Unna Incorporated into: 1968 Amt Pelkum (partly) 1968 Amt Unna-Kamen (partly) 1968 Derne 1968 Heeren-Werve 1968 Methler 1967 Wasserkurl 1967 Westick 1968 Rottum Loading map... {"minzoom":false,"maxzoom":false,"mappingservice":"leaflet","width":"250px","height":"250px","centre":false,"title":"","label":"","icon":"","lines":[],"polygons":[],"circles":[],"rectangles":[],"copycoords":false,"static":false,"zoom":7,"defzoom":14,"layers":["OpenStreetMap"],"image layers":[],"overlays":[],"resizable":false,"fullscreen":false,"scrollwheelzoom":true,"cluster":false,"clustermaxzoom":20,"clusterzoomonclick":true,"clustermaxradius":80,"clusterspiderfy":true,"geojson":"","clicktarget":"","imageLayers":[],"locations":[{"text":"","title":"","link":"","lat":51.59140000000000014779288903810083866119384765625,"lon":7.66040000000000009805489753489382565021514892578125,"icon":""}],"imageoverlays":null}

Official blazon
German	In goldenem Schilde ein dreireihig rot-silbern geschachter Balken, darüber ein rotes Kammrad.
English	blazon wanted

Origin/meaning

The arms were officially granted on December 16, 1912.

Kamen received city rights in 1245 and the oldest seal is known from 1248. The seal showed a wheel below the chequered bar of the Counts of the Mark, who ruled the city at the time. The arms remained unchanged until the 17^th century, when the wheel was placed above the bar.

Image gallery

Seal of Kamen from 1336
Seal from around 1900-1920
Seal from around 1900-1920
Seal from around 1900-1920
The arms by Hupp in the Kaffee Hag albums +/- 1925

Heraldic Bibliography: Stadler, K. : Deutsche Wappen - Bundesrepublik Deutschland. Angelsachsen Verlag, 1964-1971, 8 volumes; Meyer, 1940.

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