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'''AHLEN''' | '''AHLEN''' | ||
State : [[Nordrhein-Westfalen]]<br/> | State : [[Nordrhein-Westfalen]]<br/> | ||
District (Kreis) : [[Warendorf (kreis)|Warendorf]] (until 1974 [[Beckum (kreis)Beckum]])<br/> | District (Kreis) : [[Warendorf (kreis)|Warendorf]] (until 1974 [[Beckum (kreis)|Beckum]])<br/> | ||
Additions : 1969 Amt Ahlen, Altahlen, Dolberg, Neuahlen; 1975 Vorhelm | Additions: 1969 Amt Ahlen, Altahlen, Dolberg, Neuahlen; 1975 Vorhelm | ||
[[File:ahlen.jpg|center|alt=Wappen von {{PAGENAME}}/Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] | |||
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|'''German''' | |||
| In Rot ein golden gekrönter, einwärts gekrümmter, siebenfach geflügelter silberner Aal. | |||
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===Origin/meaning=== | |||
The arms were officially granted on December 17, 1910. | The arms were officially granted on December 17, 1910. | ||
Ahlen got city rights in the early 13<sup>th</sup> century and was part of the Amt Wolbeck of the Oberstift of Münster. | Ahlen got city rights in the early 13<sup>th</sup> century and was part of the Amt Wolbeck of the Oberstift of Münster. | ||
The oldest seal shows the canting eel in a city gate, over which stands St. Bartholomew, the town's patron saint. From the end of the 17<sup>th</sup> century only the eel was used, both on the seals as the arms of the city. | The oldest seal shows the canting eel (Aal) in a city gate, over which stands St. Bartholomew, the town's patron saint. From the end of the 17<sup>th</sup> century only the eel was used, both on the seals as the arms of the city. | ||
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|align="center"|[[File: | |align="center"|[[File:{{PAGENAME}}1892.jpg|center|Siegel von {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>The arms on a municipal stamp (1892) | ||
|align="center"|[[File: | |align="center"|[[File:ahlen.hagd.jpg|center|Wappen von {{PAGENAME}}/Coat of arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>The arms by [[Otto Hupp|Hupp]] in the [[Kaffee Hag albums]] +/- 1925 | ||
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[[Literature]] : Stadler | [[Civic Heraldry Literature - Germany|'''Literature''']]: Stadler, 1964-1971, 8 volumes. | ||
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[[Category:German Municipalities A]] | [[Category:German Municipalities A]] |
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