Oggersheim

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OGGERSHEIM

State : Rheinland-Pfalz
Urban district (Stadtkreis) : Ludwigshafen
Incorporated into : 1938 Ludwigshafen

Official blazon

German

In Blau ein silberner Balken, belegt mit einem rotbewehrten und -bezungten goldenen Löwen (old) In Blau ein silberner Balken, belegt mit einem rotbewehrten und -bezungten goldenen Löwen, ein silbernes Gemarkungszeichen in der Form des Großbuchstabens A in den Pranken haltend. (new) Origin/meaning The old arms of Oggersheim (above right) were granted in 1846. The new arms (above left) are used since 1980 for the Oggersheim district of the city of Ludwigshafen. The oldest seal of the village is known from 1410, but dates from the 14th century. The seal shows a lion with a small cross on its shoulder. The origin of the lion is not known. The second seal, from 1718, shows the lion with the bar and holding the letter A. The A stands for Agersheim, the name of the town at the time. The lion (without the letter) and bar also appeared already in a book from 1645. The meaning of the bar is not known. The seal of Oggersheim from the 14th century The seal of Oggersheim from 1846 Contact and Support Contact Facebook Instagram Donate with Paypal Donate with WhyDonate eBay shop Rare heraldic book downloads Partners: Meijerink heraldic bookshop Webaldic heraldic identifying programme Nederlands Genootschap voor Heraldiek Armorial de France Homunculus / Heraldicum Disputationes De Raaf heraldic design Your logo here ? Contact us © since 1995, Heraldry of the World, Ralf Hartemink Index of the site Literature : Debus, 1988.