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'''Country''' : Germany [[File:germany.jpg|60 px|right]]<br><br><br> | <center>''' {{uc:{{PAGENAME}}}} '''</center><br> | ||
'''State''' : [[Nordrhein-Westfalen]][[File:Nordrhei.jpg|60 px|right]]<br><br><br> | '''Country''': Germany [[File:germany.jpg|60 px|right]]<br><br><br> | ||
'''District (Kreis)''' : [[Aachen (kreis)|Städteregion Aachen]][[File:Aachen.kreis.jpg|60 px|right]]<br><br><br> | '''State''': [[Nordrhein-Westfalen]][[File:Nordrhei.jpg|60 px|right]]<br><br><br> | ||
'''District (Kreis)''': [[Aachen (kreis)|Städteregion Aachen]][[File:Aachen.kreis.jpg|60 px|right]]<br><br><br> | |||
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The horse head is a symbol of the horse breeding in the municipality. The meaning of the star is not very clear, it has been mentioned that the star was simply a symbol to fill the shield, but that has been rejected by other sources. The explanation is that the star refers to the Nordstern (North-star) mine in the municipality. As the mine was a bulwark of Socialism at the time, it was not politically correct to mention the name of the mine in 1936/7 and instead describe the star is 'filling'. | The horse head is a symbol of the horse breeding in the municipality. The meaning of the star is not very clear, it has been mentioned that the star was simply a symbol to fill the shield, but that has been rejected by other sources. The explanation is that the star refers to the Nordstern (North-star) mine in the municipality. As the mine was a bulwark of Socialism at the time, it was not politically correct to mention the name of the mine in 1936/7 and instead describe the star is 'filling'. | ||
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[[Category:German Municipalities M]] | [[Category:German Municipalities M]] | ||