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'''ACHEN'''
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[[File:achen.png|center|Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]]
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===Official blazon===
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Coupé de gueules au chevron ployé d'argent et à deux clefs d'or passées en sautoir brochant, et d'or à une croix de Lorraine de gueules.  
|+Official blazon
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|'''French'''
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Coupé de gueules au chevron ployé d'argent et à deux clefs d'or passées en sautoir brochant, et d'or à une croix de [[Lorraine]] de gueules.  
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|'''English'''
| blazon wanted
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===Origin/meaning===
===Origin/meaning===
The upper half shows the arms of Counts of Petite-Pierre, who owned the village for a long time, combined with the keys of St. Peter, the local patron saint.
The upper half shows the arms of Counts of Petite-Pierre, who owned the village for a long time, combined with the keys of St. Peter, the local patron saint.


The base shows the cross of Lorraine, as Achen was historically part of the Bitche county of Lorraine.
The base shows the cross of [[Lorraine]], as Achen was historically part of the Bitche county of [[Lorraine]].


{{media}}
{{media}}


[[Civic Heraldry Literature - France|Literature]] :  
[[Civic Heraldry Literature - France|'''Literature''']]:  


[[File:france.jpg|50 px|Link=France]][[Category:French Municipalities A]]
[[Category:French Municipalities A]]
[[Category:Moselle]]
[[Category:Moselle]]
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