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METTAU

Canton : Aargau
Incorporated into : 2010 : Mettauertal

Official blazon

Geteilt von Rot mit wachsendem gelbem Löwen und von Weiss mit ausgerissenem fünfblättrigem grünem Lindenbaum.

Origin/meaning

The arms were adopted on March 23, 1924.

The lion is the lion of the Counts of Habsburg, who ruled the area for a long time. The linden tree is derived from the arms of the Counts of Homburg, who also ruled the area for some time.