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<center>''' {{uc:Landkreis Ottweiler (OTW)}} '''<br>Ottweiler District</center><br> | |||
'''Country''': Germany [[File:germany.jpg|60 px|right]]<br><br><br> | |||
'''State''': [[Saarland]][[File:Saarland.jpg|60 px|right]]<br><br><br> | |||
'''Incorporated into''':<br> | |||
* 1974 [[Neunkirchen (kreis)|Neunkirchen]] | |||
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|'''German''' | |||
| Geteilt von Blau und Silber, oben ein wachsender, goldgekrönter und rotgezungter, mit goldenen Schindeln besäter goldener Löwe, unten vorne eine blaue, goldbebutzte und -bespitzte blaue Rose, hinten ein schwarzes vierspeichiges Zahnrad. | |||
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|'''English''' | |||
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===Origin/meaning=== | |||
The arms were granted on August 22, 1961. | The arms were granted on August 22, 1961. | ||
The arms show the lion of [[Nassau]], the rose of the city of [[Ottweiler]] and the wheel of [[Neunkirchen]]. The largest part of the district was owned by a branch of the counts of Nassau (Nassau-Saarbrücken, later Nassau-Ottweiler) from 1381-1792. Thus the lion of Nassau was used in the arms. The two other symbols are taken from the arms of the two major cities in the district. | The arms show the lion of [[Nassau]], the rose of the city of [[Ottweiler]] and the wheel of [[Neunkirchen]]. The largest part of the district was owned by a branch of the counts of Nassau (Nassau-Saarbrücken, later Nassau-Ottweiler) from 1381-1792. Thus the lion of Nassau was used in the arms. The two other symbols are taken from the arms of the two major cities in the district. | ||
[[Civic Heraldry Literature - Germany|'''Literature''']]: Stadler, 1964-1971, 8 volumes. | |||
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[[Category:Kreiswappen]] | [[Category:Kreiswappen]] | ||
Latest revision as of 09:15, 16 June 2024
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Ottweiler District Country: Germany  State: Saarland  Incorporated into:
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| German | Geteilt von Blau und Silber, oben ein wachsender, goldgekrönter und rotgezungter, mit goldenen Schindeln besäter goldener Löwe, unten vorne eine blaue, goldbebutzte und -bespitzte blaue Rose, hinten ein schwarzes vierspeichiges Zahnrad. |
| English | blazon wanted |
Origin/meaning
The arms were granted on August 22, 1961.
The arms show the lion of Nassau, the rose of the city of Ottweiler and the wheel of Neunkirchen. The largest part of the district was owned by a branch of the counts of Nassau (Nassau-Saarbrücken, later Nassau-Ottweiler) from 1381-1792. Thus the lion of Nassau was used in the arms. The two other symbols are taken from the arms of the two major cities in the district.
Literature: Stadler, 1964-1971, 8 volumes.
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