Ottersweier: Difference between revisions
Knorrepoes (talk | contribs) m (Text replacement - "Category:Baden-Württemberg" to "50 pxCategory:Baden-Württemberg") |
Knorrepoes (talk | contribs) m (Text replacement - "50 px|link=Germany" to "") |
||
| Line 24: | Line 24: | ||
[[Civic Heraldry Literature - Germany|Literature]] : Zier, 1964; John et al., 1990. | [[Civic Heraldry Literature - Germany|Literature]] : Zier, 1964; John et al., 1990. | ||
[[Category:German Municipalities O]] | |||
[[File:badenwur.jpg|50 px]][[Category:Baden-Württemberg]] | [[File:badenwur.jpg|50 px]][[Category:Baden-Württemberg]] | ||
[[Category:Rastatt]] | [[Category:Rastatt]] | ||
[[Category:Bühl]] | [[Category:Bühl]] | ||
[[Category:Granted 1895]] | [[Category:Granted 1895]] | ||
Revision as of 06:25, 20 September 2018
This page is part of the  |
 |
|
German heraldry:
|
Selected collector's items from Germany:
|
OTTERSWEIER
State : Baden-Württemberg
District (Kreis) : Rastatt (until 1972 Bühl)
Additions : 1936 Hatzenweier, 1973 Unzhurst (1936 Oberwasser, Zell)
Official blazon
(de) In Rot auf schwarzem Dreiberg ein goldener Kelch mit silberner Hostie darüber, begleitet von zwei silbernen Sternen.
Origin/meaning
The oldest known seal of Ottersweier dates from the middle of the 18th century. It already shows the chalice with the stars and mountain. The wafer on top was originally also a star. The arms on the seals remained unchanged until 1876, when the chalice and stars were replaced by a candle in a beaker.
In 1895 the municipality wanted to define the colours of the arms, and the State Archives proposed the older arms in the present colours. Why the upper star was replaced by a wafer (a host) is not known.
The chalice is most likely the symbol of St. Barbara, the patron saint of a chapel on the local cemetery.
Without the stars, the chalice was used as a village symbol on border stones.
Contact and Support
Partners:
Your logo here ?
Contact us
© since 1995, Heraldry of the World, Ralf Hartemink 
Index of the site
Literature : Zier, 1964; John et al., 1990.
