Oberkirch (Baden)

OBERKIRCH Country: Germany State: Baden-Württemberg District (Kreis): Ortenaukreis (until 1973 Offenburg) Additions: 1971 Butschbach 1971 Haslach 1972 Ringelbach 1974 Nussbach 1974 Stadelhofen 1974 Tiergarten 1974 Zusenhofen 1975 Bottenau 1975 Ödsbach 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":48.5311999999999983401721692644059658050537109375,"lon":8.07450000000000045474735088646411895751953125,"icon":""}],"imageoverlays":null}

Official blazon

German	Unter rotem Schildhaupt, worin ein silberner Schrägbalken, gespalten von Blau und Gold, vorn auf grünem Dreiberg eine silberne Kirche mit Dachreiter, hinten ein schwarzer Löwe, überdeckt mit einem durchgehenden, vierlätzigen roten Turnierkragen.
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Origin/meaning

The present arms were granted in 1969, but differ only slightly from the original arms, which were granted to the city in 1570 by Johann IV Count of Manderscheid-Blankenheim, Bishop of Strasbourg.

Oberkirch received city rights in 1326 from the bishops of Strasbourg (now in France). The oldest, 14^th century seals, only show a church on a hill, a canting image (the name means upper-church).

The arms show the church now in the lower right half, under the arms of the bishops of Strasbourg, which differ from the arms of the city only in colour. The lion is the arms of the Blankenheim family and is also used by the city of Blankenheim (Ahr).

Image gallery

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  Seal from 1338-1638

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  Seal from 1572-1613

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  Seal from 1579-1673

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  Seal from 1652

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  Seal from 1747

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  Seal from 1767-1792

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  Seal from 1781

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  Seal from the 19th century

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  Seal from the 19th century

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  Seal from the 19th century

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  Seal from the 19th century

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  Seal from the 19th century

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  Seal from the 19th century

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  Seal from 1902

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  The arms in 1596

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  The arms by Hupp in the Kaffee Hag albums +/- 1925

Literature: Stadler, K. : Deutsche Wappen - Bundesrepublik Deutschland. 1964-1971.

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