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State : [[Nordrhein-Westfalen]]<br/> | State : [[Nordrhein-Westfalen]]<br/> | ||
District (Kreis) : [[Warendorf (kreis)|Warendorf]] (until 1974 [[Beckum (kreis)Beckum]])<br/> | District (Kreis) : [[Warendorf (kreis)|Warendorf]] (until 1974 [[Beckum (kreis)|Beckum]])<br/> | ||
Additions : 1969 Amt Ahlen, Altahlen, Dolberg, Neuahlen; 1975 Vorhelm | Additions : 1969 Amt Ahlen, Altahlen, Dolberg, Neuahlen; 1975 Vorhelm | ||
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Ahlen got city rights in the early 13<sup>th</sup> century and was part of the Amt Wolbeck of the Oberstift of Münster. | Ahlen got city rights in the early 13<sup>th</sup> century and was part of the Amt Wolbeck of the Oberstift of Münster. | ||
The oldest seal shows the canting eel in a city gate, over which stands St. Bartholomew, the town's patron saint. From the end of the 17<sup>th</sup> century only the eel was used, both on the seals as the arms of the city. | The oldest seal shows the canting eel (Aal) in a city gate, over which stands St. Bartholomew, the town's patron saint. From the end of the 17<sup>th</sup> century only the eel was used, both on the seals as the arms of the city. | ||
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|align="center"|[[File:ahlen | |align="center"|[[File:ahlen.hagd.jpg|center]] <br/>The arms in the [[Kaffee Hag albums]] +/- 1925 | ||
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