Coat of Arms
The coat of arms features a golden crowned eagle on a blue background. The eagle derives from the fact that, at one time the town was ruled directly by the emperor of Germany.
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On the Green Lands I walk
And wear a coat in fashion,
Memories of the talk
Of hen wives and of queer old men
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Our cheeks are pale, our hair is unbound,
Our breasts are heaving, our eyes are agleam,
Our arms are waving, our lips are apart....”
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