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|width="70%" align="center" |'''Heraldry of the World<br/>Civic heraldry of [[Germany]] - [[Deutsche Wappen|Deutsche Wappen (Gemeindewappen/Kreiswappen)]]'''
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<center>''' {{uc:Ottenstein}} '''</center><br>
'''Country''' : Germany [[File:germany.jpg|60 px|right]]<br><br><br><br>
'''State''' : [[Nordrhein-Westfalen]][[File:Nordrhei.jpg|60 px|right]]<br><br><br><br>
'''District (Kreis)''' : [[Borken (kreis)|Borken]][[File:Borken2.kreis.jpg|60 px|right]]<br>(until 1974 [[Ahaus (kreis)|Ahaus]])<br><br><br>
'''Incorporated into''':<br>
* 1974 [[Ahaus]]


'''OTTENSTEIN'''
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State : [[Nordrhein-Westfalen]]<br/>
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District (Kreis) : [[Borken (kreis)|Borken]] (until 1974 [[Ahaus (kreis)|Ahaus]])<br/>
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Incorporated into : 1974 [[Ahaus]]
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|'''German'''
| In Gold fünf eins zu zwei zu zwei gestellte waagerechte rote Rechtecke, von denen die unteren an die beiden Schildränder stoßen; dazwischen schwebend ein schwarzes "O".
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|'''English'''
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[[File:ottenste.jpg|center]]
===Origin/meaning===
The village developed around a castle built in 1316 by Otto of Ahaus. The only seal known of the village, dates from the 18<sup>th</sup> century. It shows the canting stones (Stein=stone) around the letter O, the initial of the village. The colours are known from an early 18<sup>th</sup> century stained glass window. Sometimes a helmet is used on the arms with as a crest two wings wing with a stone in between.  


====Official blazon====  
===Image gallery===
In Gold fünf eins zu zwei zu zwei gestellte waagerechte rote Rechtecke, von denen die unteren an die beiden Schildränder stoßen; dazwischen schwebend ein schwarzes "O".
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File:ottenstein.hagd.jpg|alt=Wappen von Ottenstein/Arms (crest) of Ottenstein|The arms by [[Otto Hupp|Hupp]] in the [[Kaffee Hag albums]] +/- 1925 
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====Origin/meaning====
[[Civic Heraldry Literature - Germany|'''Literature''']]: Stadler, 1964-1971, 8 volumes; Hupp, O: [[Kaffee Hag albums]], 1920s
The village developed around a castle built in 1316 by Otto of Ahaus. The only seal known of the village, dates from the 18<sup>th</sup> century. It shows the canting stones (Stein=stone) around the letter O, the initial of the village. The colours are known from an early 18<sup>th</sup> century stained glass window. Sometimes a helmet is used on the arms with as a crest two wings wing with a stone in between.
 
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|align="center"|[[File:ottenstein.hagd.jpg|center]] <br/>The arms by [[Otto Hupp|Hupp]] in the [[Kaffee Hag albums]] +/- 1925
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[[Literature]] : Stadler, 1964-1971, 8 volumes; Hupp, O: [[Kaffee Hag albums]], 1920s


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