Oberreute

OBERREUTE

State : Bayern
District (Kreis) : Lindau

Official blazon

German	In Rot über einem silbernen Dreiberg gekreuzt ein silbernes Rodungsbeil und ein silberner Spaten mit goldenen Stielen.
English	blazon wanted

Origin/meaning

The arms were granted on April 7, 1955.

The arms show some tools, used for clearing the forest. These refer to the name, which is derived from the word Roden, or clearing. The mountain symbolises the mountains in the area.

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Literature: Image ind information obtained from Gisbert Hoffmann