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|width="70%" align="center" |'''Heraldry of the World<br/>Civic heraldry of [[Germany]] - [[Deutsche Wappen|Deutsche Wappen (Gemeindewappen/Kreiswappen)]]''' | |width="70%" align="center" |'''Heraldry of the World<br/>Civic heraldry of [[Germany]] - [[Deutsche Wappen|Deutsche Wappen (Gemeindewappen/Kreiswappen)]]''' | ||
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State : [[Nordrhein-Westfalen]]<br/> | State : [[Nordrhein-Westfalen]]<br/> | ||
Urban District (Kreisfreie Stadt) : Aachen<br/> | Urban District (Kreisfreie Stadt) : Aachen<br/> | ||
Additions : 1897 [[Burtscheid]]; 1907 [[Forst (Aachen)|Forst]]; 1971 [[Brand (Aachen)|Brand]], [[Eilendorf (Aachen)|Eilendorf]], [[Haaren (Aachen)|Haaren]] (partly), [[Kornelimünster]], [[Laurensberg]], [[Richterich]], [[Walheim (Aachen)|Walheim]] | Additions : 1897 [[Burtscheid (Aachen)|Burtscheid]]; 1907 [[Forst (Aachen)|Forst]]; 1971 [[Brand (Aachen)|Brand]], [[Eilendorf (Aachen)|Eilendorf]], [[Haaren (Aachen)|Haaren]] (partly), [[Kornelimünster]], [[Laurensberg]], [[Richterich]], [[Walheim (Aachen)|Walheim]] | ||
[[File:aachen.jpg|center]] | [[File:aachen.jpg|center]] | ||
====Official blazon==== | |||
In Gold ein rot bewehrter und rot bezungter schwarzer Adler. | |||
====Origin/meaning==== | |||
The city used in the Middle Ages seals which showed Charlemagne on a throne. The oldest seals date from the 12<sup>th</sup> century, and the same picture was used until the 16<sup>th</sup> century. In the 16<sup>th</sup> century the Imperial eagle appeared as the city's arms. | The city used in the Middle Ages seals which showed Charlemagne on a throne. The oldest seals date from the 12<sup>th</sup> century, and the same picture was used until the 16<sup>th</sup> century. In the 16<sup>th</sup> century the Imperial eagle appeared as the city's arms. | ||
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[[Category:German Municipalities A]] | [[Category:German Municipalities A]] | ||
[[Category:Nordrhein-Westfalen]] | [[Category:Nordrhein-Westfalen]] | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:Aachen]] | ||