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Canton : [[Aargau]]
Canton : [[Aargau]]


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====Official blazon====  
====Official blazon====  

Revision as of 15:41, 24 March 2014

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WINDISCH

Canton : Aargau

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Official blazon

Origin/meaning

The castle is a symbol for the Roman fortress of Vindonissa, the present Windisch. The lion is the lion of Habsburg, as the village was for a long time a possession of the Counts of Habsburg.

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Variations of the arms in the Kaffee Hag albums 1914-1960
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Literature : Die Gemeindewappen des Kantons Aargau.