Orsoy

	ORSOY Country : Germany State : Nordrhein-Westfalen District (Kreis) : Wesel (until 1974 Moers) Incorporated into: 1974 Rheinberg Loading map... {"minzoom":false,"maxzoom":false,"mappingservice":"leaflet","width":"250px","height":"250px","centre":false,"title":"","label":"","icon":"","lines":[],"polygons":[],"circles":[],"rectangles":[],"copycoords":false,"static":false,"zoom":7,"defzoom":14,"layers":["OpenStreetMap"],"image layers":[],"overlays":[],"resizable":false,"fullscreen":false,"scrollwheelzoom":true,"cluster":false,"clustermaxzoom":20,"clusterzoomonclick":true,"clustermaxradius":80,"clusterspiderfy":true,"geojson":"","clicktarget":"","imageLayers":[],"locations":[{"text":"","title":"","link":"","lat":51.52427999999999741476131021045148372650146484375,"lon":6.686280000000000001136868377216160297393798828125,"icon":""}],"imageoverlays":null}

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Origin/meaning

The arms were granted on ??-??-???

It is not quite known when Orsoy received city rights, but it is mentioned as a city in 1280. The arms are based on the oldest seal of Orsoy, which also dates from the end of the 13^th century. It shows three horse-heads over a city wall. The horse-heads may be canting (Ors = Pferd/Ross or horse) in old-German. Smaller seals only show a single horse-head.

In the early 20^th century the arms below were shown in the Kaffee Hag albums. These arms show only the three horse heads.

Image gallery

City seal on a charter from January 25, 1359
Seal from around 1900
Seal from around 1900
The arms by Hupp in the Kaffee Hag albums +/- 1925

Literature: Stadler, 1964-1971, 8 volumes; Kaffee Hag albums 1920s.

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