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'''OUDTSHOORN''' | '''OUDTSHOORN''' | ||
Province : [[Western Cape]] (formerly [[Cape Province]])<br> | Province : [[Western Cape]] (formerly [[Cape Province]])<br> | ||
District Municipality : | District Municipality : [[Garden Route]]<br> | ||
Local Municipality : Oudtshoorn | Local Municipality : Oudtshoorn | ||
[[File:oudtshoo.jpg|center| | [[File:oudtshoo.jpg|center|Coat of arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] | ||
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|+Official blazon | |||
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|'''Afrikaans''' | |||
| blazon wanted | |||
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|'''English''' | |||
| blazon wanted | |||
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===Origin/meaning=== | |||
The arms are based on the arms of the Van Reede van Oudtshoorn family, with the addition of two ostrich feathers to distinguish the arms from the family arms. Compare also [[Rhede]] in Germany. | The arms are based on the arms of the Van Reede van Oudtshoorn family, with the addition of two ostrich feathers to distinguish the arms from the family arms. Compare also [[Rhede]] in Germany. | ||
In the 1930s the arms were slightly different:<br/> | In the 1930s the arms were slightly different:<br/> | ||
[[File:oudtshoorn.jpg|center| | [[File:oudtshoorn.jpg|center|Coat of arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] | ||
{{media}} | {{media}} | ||