Ötisheim

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ÖTISHEIM

State : Baden-Württemberg
District (Kreis) : Enzkreis (until 1973 Vaihingen)
Additions : 1924 Schönenberg

Official blazon

(de) In Gold schräggekreuzt ein roter Abtsstab und eine grüne Eidechse.

Origin/meaning

Ötisheim was first mentioned in 700 as a possession of the Lords of Enzberg, later of the Maulbronn abbey. The oldest known seal dates from 1515 and shows a crosier for the abbey, and a lizard. The lizard (Aitse) has been explained as a canting symbol. Later seals all show the lizard, but not always the crosier.