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The arms show the lion of the Habsburg family, under a chief of the [[Austria|Austrian]] arms. The city was for many centuries a possession of the Habsburg family, Dukes (later Emperors) of Austria. The arms first appear on the local seal used from 1293. | The arms show the lion of the Habsburg family, under a chief of the [[Austria|Austrian]] arms. The city was for many centuries a possession of the Habsburg family, Dukes (later Emperors) of Austria. The arms first appear on the local seal used from 1293. | ||
Before the late | Before the late 13<sup>th</sup> century the town already used a banner with a red ball on a silver field. This was a similar design as [[Lenzburg]] as in the 10-11<sup>th</sup> century the area was part of the Counts of Lenzburg. From 1512 onwards the colours were reversed, a silver ball on a first a blue, later a red field. In the 16<sup>th</sup> century this composition was also used as arms, so the city used the arms with the Austrian-Habsburg shield as well as the shield with the silver ball at the same time. | ||
Later only the arms with the silver ball were used. In the | Later only the arms with the silver ball were used. In the 19<sup>th</sup> century also held by two lion supporters. | ||
In 1935 the town council decided to re-install the arms from the | In 1935 the town council decided to re-install the arms from the 13<sup>th</sup> century seal. | ||
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File:mellingenz1.jpg|alt=Wappen von Mellingen/Arms (crest) of Mellingen|The seal from 1321 | File:mellingenz1.jpg|alt=Wappen von Mellingen/Arms (crest) of Mellingen|The seal from 1321 | ||
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'''[ | '''[https://www.heraldry-wiki.com/bibliography/ Literature]''' : Die Gemeindewappen des Kantons Aargau | ||
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{{ | {{media}}; Die wappen und Panner von Mellingen. Schweizer Archiv für Heraldik 34(1920)122-130 | ||
[[Category:Swiss Municipalities M]] | [[Category:Swiss Municipalities M]] | ||
[[Category:Aargau ]] | [[Category:Aargau ]] | ||
[[Category:Granted 1935]] | [[Category:Granted 1935]] |
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