Coat of Arms
| The coat of arms is the coat of arms of the Counts of Achalm, who ruled the largest part of the district until the 11th century. Even though these counts never used arms by themselves, the Zwiefalten Abbey appointed them these arms. |
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—Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882)
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And sweet sleep blesses the child who lies therein.”
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