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'''OTTERBERG''' | '''OTTERBERG''' | ||
State : [[Rheinland-Pfalz]]<br/> | State : [[Rheinland-Pfalz]]<br/> | ||
District (Kreis) : [[Kaiserslautern (kreis)|Kaiserslautern]]<br/> | District (Kreis) : [[Kaiserslautern (kreis)|Kaiserslautern]]<br/> | ||
Verbandsgemeinde : [[Verbandsgemeinde Otterbach-Otterberg]] (until 2014 [[Verbandsgemeinde Otterberg]]) | |||
[[FIle:otterber.jpg|center]] | [[FIle:otterber.jpg|center|alt=Wappen von {{PAGENAME}}/Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] | ||
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In Silber drei hockende rote Eichhörnchen 2:1, mit je einer goldenen Nuss in den Pfoten. | |+Official blazon | ||
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|'''German''' | |||
| In Silber drei hockende rote Eichhörnchen 2:1, mit je einer goldenen Nuss in den Pfoten. | |||
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|'''English''' | |||
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===Origin/meaning=== | |||
Otterberg received city rights in 1581 and the oldest seals date from the same time. All seals showed a shield with three squirrels. The squirrels are derived from the arms of the Cistercian monastery of Otterberg. The arms were officially granted in 1842 with a helmet and crest. The crest showing a squirrel between buffalo horns. In 1890 the arms were confirmed. | Otterberg received city rights in 1581 and the oldest seals date from the same time. All seals showed a shield with three squirrels. The squirrels are derived from the arms of the Cistercian monastery of Otterberg. The meaning of the squirrels is not known. | ||
The arms were officially granted in 1842 with a helmet and crest. The crest showing a squirrel between buffalo horns. In 1890 the arms were confirmed. | |||
{|align="center" | {|align="center" | ||
|align="center"|[[File:otterberg.hagd.jpg|center]] <br/>The arms in the [[Kaffee Hag albums]] +/- 1925 | |align="center"|[[File:{{PAGENAME}}z1.jpg|center|Siegel von {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>Seal from around 1910 | ||
|align="center"|[[File:otterberg.hagd.jpg|center|Wappen von {{PAGENAME}}/Coat of arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>The arms by [[Otto Hupp|Hupp]] in the [[Kaffee Hag albums]] +/- 1925 | |||
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[[Literature]] : Stadler | [[Civic Heraldry Literature - Germany|'''Literature''']]: Stadler, 1964-1971, 8 volumes. | ||
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[[Category:German Municipalities O]] | [[Category:German Municipalities O]] | ||
Latest revision as of 14:45, 7 January 2024
OTTERBERG
State : Rheinland-Pfalz
District (Kreis) : Kaiserslautern
Verbandsgemeinde : Verbandsgemeinde Otterbach-Otterberg (until 2014 Verbandsgemeinde Otterberg)
| German | In Silber drei hockende rote Eichhörnchen 2:1, mit je einer goldenen Nuss in den Pfoten. |
| English | blazon wanted |
Origin/meaning
Otterberg received city rights in 1581 and the oldest seals date from the same time. All seals showed a shield with three squirrels. The squirrels are derived from the arms of the Cistercian monastery of Otterberg. The meaning of the squirrels is not known.
The arms were officially granted in 1842 with a helmet and crest. The crest showing a squirrel between buffalo horns. In 1890 the arms were confirmed.
 Seal from around 1910 |
 The arms by Hupp in the Kaffee Hag albums +/- 1925 |
Literature: Stadler, 1964-1971, 8 volumes.
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