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'''Country''' : Germany [[File:germany.jpg|60 px|right]]<br><br><br> | |||
'''State''' : [[Nordrhein-Westfalen]][[File:Nordrhei.jpg|60 px|right]]<br><br><br> | |||
'''District (Kreis)''' : [[Aachen (kreis)|Städteregion Aachen]][[File:Aachen.kreis.jpg|60 px|right]]<br><br><br> | |||
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===Origin/meaning=== | |||
The arms were adopted in 1936 and show a border stone, which is a canting element. The arms are based on an actual stone in the village, dating from Prussian times, the name of the village, however, is much older. | |||
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The horse head is a symbol of the horse breeding in the municipality. The meaning of the star is not very clear, it has been mentioned that the star was simply a symbol to fill the shield, but that has been rejected by other sources. The explanation is that the star refers to the Nordstern (North-star) mine in the municipality. As the mine was a bulwark of Socialism at the time, it was not politically correct to mention the name of the mine in 1936/7 and instead describe the star is 'filling'. | |||
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[[Civic Heraldry Literature - Germany|'''Literature''']]: Image provided by the Aachen council; background by Rüdiger Vermöhlen | |||
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Country : Germany  State : Nordrhein-Westfalen  District (Kreis) : Städteregion Aachen  Incorporated into:
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Origin/meaning
The arms were adopted in 1936 and show a border stone, which is a canting element. The arms are based on an actual stone in the village, dating from Prussian times, the name of the village, however, is much older.
The horse head is a symbol of the horse breeding in the municipality. The meaning of the star is not very clear, it has been mentioned that the star was simply a symbol to fill the shield, but that has been rejected by other sources. The explanation is that the star refers to the Nordstern (North-star) mine in the municipality. As the mine was a bulwark of Socialism at the time, it was not politically correct to mention the name of the mine in 1936/7 and instead describe the star is 'filling'.
Literature: Image provided by the Aachen council; background by Rüdiger Vermöhlen
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