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====Origin/meaning====
====Origin/meaning====
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 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.  
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|align="center"|[[File:mellingenz1.jpg|center]]  <br/> Seal of Mellingen from 1293-1549
|align="center"|[[File:mellingenz1.jpg|center]]  <br/> Seal of Mellingen from 1293-1549
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