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''' OSTHOFEN''' | ''' OSTHOFEN''' | ||
State : [[Rheinland-Pfalz]]<br/> | State : [[Rheinland-Pfalz]]<br/> | ||
District (Kreis) : [[Alzey-Worms]] (until 1969 Alzey) <br> | District (Kreis) : [[Alzey-Worms]] (until 1969 Alzey) <br> | ||
Verbandsgemeinde : [[Verbandsgemeinde Wonnegau]] | Verbandsgemeinde : (since 2014) [[Verbandsgemeinde Wonnegau]] | ||
[[File:osthofen.jpg|center|Wappen von {{PAGENAME}}]] | [[File:osthofen.jpg|center|alt=Wappen von {{PAGENAME}}/Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] | ||
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===Origin/meaning=== | |||
The oldest known seals of the town date from the 14<sup>th</sup> century and show a crane under a cross. Their meaning is not known. | The oldest known seals of the town date from the 14<sup>th</sup> century and show a crane under a cross. Their meaning is not known. | ||
In the 16<sup>th</sup> century the present arms appear on the seals and have not changed since. The lion is the lion of the Pfalz, as the town belonged to the Pfalz. The sun and stars symbolise a rising sun, a canting element for the first part of the name (Ost=east, the sun rises in the east). The arms were officially granted in 1651 and again in 1959. | In the 16<sup>th</sup> century the present arms appear on the seals and have not changed since. The lion is the lion of the Pfalz, as the town belonged to the Pfalz. The sun and stars symbolise a rising sun, a canting element for the first part of the name (Ost=east, the sun rises in the east). The arms were officially granted in 1651 and again in 1959. | ||
===Image gallery=== | |||
<gallery widths=250px heights=200px perrow=0> | |||
File:Osthofen.sc.jpg|alt=Wppen von Osthofen/Arms (crest) of Osthofen|The image in a [[Schuberts Album deutscher Staaten und Städtewappen|book]] from 1910 | |||
File:osthofen.hagd.jpg|alt=Wppen von Osthofen/Arms (crest) of Osthofen|The arms in the [[Kaffee Hag albums]] +/- 1925 | |||
File:Osthofen60.jpg|alt=Wppen von Osthofen/Arms (crest) of Osthofen|Municipal stationery, 1960s | |||
</gallery> | |||
[[Civic Heraldry Literature - Germany|'''Literature''']]: Stadler, 1964-1971, 8 volumes. | |||
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{{media}} | {{media}} | ||
[[Category:German Municipalities O]] | [[Category:German Municipalities O]] | ||
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[[Category:Alzey-Worms]] | [[Category:Alzey-Worms]] | ||
[[Category:Alzey]] | [[Category:Alzey]] | ||
[[Category:Granted 1651]] | |||
[[Category:Granted 1959]] | [[Category:Granted 1959]] | ||
Latest revision as of 14:46, 7 January 2024
OSTHOFEN
State : Rheinland-Pfalz
District (Kreis) : Alzey-Worms (until 1969 Alzey)
Verbandsgemeinde : (since 2014) Verbandsgemeinde Wonnegau
| German | blazon wanted |
| English | blazon wanted |
Origin/meaning
The oldest known seals of the town date from the 14th century and show a crane under a cross. Their meaning is not known.
In the 16th century the present arms appear on the seals and have not changed since. The lion is the lion of the Pfalz, as the town belonged to the Pfalz. The sun and stars symbolise a rising sun, a canting element for the first part of the name (Ost=east, the sun rises in the east). The arms were officially granted in 1651 and again in 1959.
Image gallery
The image in a book from 1910
The arms in the Kaffee Hag albums +/- 1925
Municipal stationery, 1960s
Literature: Stadler, 1964-1971, 8 volumes.
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