Windisch (Aargau)

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WINDISCH

Canton : Aargau

Official blazon

In Gelb auf fünf grünen Bergen schwarze Burg, links begleitet von steigendendem rotem Löwen.

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.