Ahaus

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AHAUS

State : Nordrhein-Westfalen
District (Kreis) : Borken (until 1974 Ahaus)
Additions : 1969 Wüllen; 1974 Alstätte, Graes, Ottenstein, Wessum

Official blazon
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Origin/meaning

The arms were granted on April 14, 1978, but have been in use much longer.

The town was founded around the castle built by the Lords of Diepenheim in the 12^th century. It was obtained by the bishops of Münster in 1406, who made it their capital in Lippe. The present arms are based on the 15^th century seal of the city. It shows the arms of the Lords of Ahaus (descendants of the Von Diepenheims), with additional bars in the first and fourth quarter, to discriminate between the town and family.