Oberhausen bei Peissenberg

OBERHAUSEN (BEI PEISSENBERG)

State : Bayern
District (Kreis) : Weilheim-Schongau (until 1973 Weilheim)
Additions : 1978 Ammerhöfe (partly)

Official blazon

German

In Rot drei schmale gebogene silberne Balken, darunter schräg gekreuzt eine goldene Ähre und ein goldener Hammer

Origin/meaning

The arms were officially granted on November 15, 1966.

The three curved bars refer to the arms of the Lords of Weilheim, who had their castle near Oberhausen from 1170 until 1318 when the family became extinct.

The wheatear refers to the importance of agriculture for the municipality. The hammer refers to the local iron industry, which dates from the 15th centuary and lasted until 1904.

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