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'''MERKSTEIN'''  
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State : [[Nordrhein-Westfalen]]<br/>
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District (Kreis) : [[Aachen (kreis)|Aachen]]<br/>
'''Country''' : Germany [[File:germany.jpg|60 px|right]]<br><br><br>
Incorporated into : 1972 [[Herzogenrath]]
'''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>
'''Incorporated into''':<br>
* 1971 [[Herzogenrath]]


[[File:merkstei.jpg|center|Wappen von {{PAGENAME}}]]
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===Official blazon===
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===Origin/meaning===
===Origin/meaning===
The arms were adopted in 1936 and show a border stone, which is a canting element. The arms are based on an actual stone in the village, dating from Prussian times, the name of the village, however, is much older.
The arms were adopted in 1936 and show a border stone, which is a canting element. The arms are based on an actual stone in the village, dating from Prussian times, the name of the village, however, is much older.


The horsehead 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'.
 
[[Civic Heraldry Literature - Germany|'''Literature''']]: Image provided by the Aachen council; background by Rüdiger Vermöhlen


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[[Civic Heraldry Literature - Germany|Literature]] : Image provided by the Aachen council; background by Rüdiger Vermöhlen
[[Category:German Municipalities M]]
 
[[Category:Nordrhein-Westfalen]]
[[File:Germany.jpg|50 px|link=Germany]][[Category:German Municipalities M]]
[[File:nordrhei.jpg|50 px]][[Category:Nordrhein-Westfalen]]
[[Category:Aachen]]
[[Category:Aachen]]
[[Category:Granted 1936]]
[[Category:Granted 1936]]
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