Mauchen

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MAUCHEN

State : Baden-Württemberg
District (Kreis) : Lörrach
Incorporated into : 1973 Schliengen

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Official blazon

In gespaltenem Schild vorne in Silber ein linksgewendeter schwarzer Bischofsstab (Baselstab), hinten in Rot eine silberne Traube mit zwei Blättern.

Origin/meaning

The arms were granted in 1897.

The arms show the basilisk from the city and diocese of Basel, to which the village historically belonged, and a symbol for the local viticulture.

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