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'''STÄDTEREGION AACHEN (AC) (until 2009 Kreis Aachen)''' | |||
State : [[Nordrhein-Westfalen]]<br/> | State : [[Nordrhein-Westfalen]]<br/> | ||
Additions : 1972 [[Monschau (kreis)|Monschau]]<br/> | Additions: 1972 [[Monschau (kreis)|Monschau]]<br/> | ||
[[File:aachen.kreis.jpg|center]] | [[File:aachen.kreis.jpg|center|alt=Wappen von {{PAGENAME}}/Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] | ||
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The arms were granted on May 23, 1938 and continued on December 20, 1972. | |+Official blazon | ||
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| In Blau ein goldenes (gelbes) Hirschgeweih, auf dessen Grind stehend ein silberner (weißer) Schwan mit schwarzen Füßen, ebensolchem Schnabel und roter Zunge; darüber im Schildhaupt in Gold (Gelb) ein schreitender, rotbezungter, schwarzer Löwe. | |||
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===Origin/meaning=== | |||
The arms were granted on May 23, 1938 and continued on December 20, 1972 and May 28, 2009. | |||
The upper part of the arms show the lion of [[Jülich]], as a large part of the district was ruled by the Counts of Jülich. The swan on the antler is taken from the former capital of the district, [[Burtscheid (Aachen)|Burtscheid]] (now part of [[Aachen]]). It is the arms of the counts of Woestenraedt, who owned the city Burtscheid. | The upper part of the arms show the lion of [[Jülich]], as a large part of the district was ruled by the Counts of Jülich. The swan on the antler is taken from the former capital of the district, [[Burtscheid (Aachen)|Burtscheid]] (now part of [[Aachen]]). It is the arms of the counts of Woestenraedt, who owned the city Burtscheid. | ||
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The new Städteregion Aachen has taken over all the tasks of the former district, as well as the arms of the former district. | The new Städteregion Aachen has taken over all the tasks of the former district, as well as the arms of the former district. | ||
[[Literature]] : Stadler, K. : Deutsche Wappen - Bundesrepublik Deutschland. Angelsachsen Verlag, 1964-1971, 8 volumes; Nagel, R. : Rheinisches Wappenbuch, Köln, 1986. | {|align="center" | ||
|align="center"|[[File:{{PAGENAME}}60.jpg|center|350 px|Wappen von {{PAGENAME}}/Coat of arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>Municipal stationery, 1960s | |||
|align="center"|[[File:{{PAGENAME}}p.jpg|center|300 px|Wappen von {{PAGENAME}}/Coat of arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>Postal cancellation 1990 | |||
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[[Civic Heraldry Literature - Germany|'''Literature''']]: Stadler, K. : Deutsche Wappen - Bundesrepublik Deutschland. Angelsachsen Verlag, 1964-1971, 8 volumes; Nagel, R. : Rheinisches Wappenbuch, Köln, 1986. | |||
[[Category:Kreiswappen]] | [[Category:Kreiswappen]] | ||
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[[Category:Granted 1938]] | [[Category:Granted 1938]] | ||
[[Category:Granted 1972]] | [[Category:Granted 1972]] | ||
[[Category:Granted 2009]] | |||
Latest revision as of 10:15, 28 January 2024
STÄDTEREGION AACHEN (AC) (until 2009 Kreis Aachen)
State : Nordrhein-Westfalen
Additions: 1972 Monschau
| German | In Blau ein goldenes (gelbes) Hirschgeweih, auf dessen Grind stehend ein silberner (weißer) Schwan mit schwarzen Füßen, ebensolchem Schnabel und roter Zunge; darüber im Schildhaupt in Gold (Gelb) ein schreitender, rotbezungter, schwarzer Löwe. |
| English | blazon wanted |
Origin/meaning
The arms were granted on May 23, 1938 and continued on December 20, 1972 and May 28, 2009.
The upper part of the arms show the lion of Jülich, as a large part of the district was ruled by the Counts of Jülich. The swan on the antler is taken from the former capital of the district, Burtscheid (now part of Aachen). It is the arms of the counts of Woestenraedt, who owned the city Burtscheid.
The new Städteregion Aachen has taken over all the tasks of the former district, as well as the arms of the former district.
60.jpg) Municipal stationery, 1960s |
p.jpg) Postal cancellation 1990 |
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Literature: Stadler, K. : Deutsche Wappen - Bundesrepublik Deutschland. Angelsachsen Verlag, 1964-1971, 8 volumes; Nagel, R. : Rheinisches Wappenbuch, Köln, 1986.