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The oldest seal of the village dates from the late 18<sup>th</sup> century. It showed a shield with a bunch of grapes. The grapes indicate the importance of viticulture for the village. Several later seals until 1957 all showed the grapes, but mostly without a shield. The State Archives proposed in 1907 to put the grapes in proper colours on a silver shield. The council officially adopted this proposal, but the arms were never used. The above arms were adopted in 1959. | The oldest seal of the village dates from the late 18<sup>th</sup> century. It showed a shield with a bunch of grapes. The grapes indicate the importance of viticulture for the village. Several later seals until 1957 all showed the grapes, but mostly without a shield. The State Archives proposed in 1907 to put the grapes in proper colours on a silver shield. The council officially adopted this proposal, but the arms were never used. The above arms were adopted in 1959. | ||
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[[Literature]] : John, H. : Wappenbuch des Landkreises Karlsruhe. Stuttgart, 1986. | [[Literature]] : John, H. : Wappenbuch des Landkreises Karlsruhe. Stuttgart, 1986. |
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OBERÖWISHEIM
State : Baden-Württemberg
District (Kreis ) : Karlsruhe (until 1973 Bruchsal)
Incorporated into : 1971 Kraichtal
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In Silber an grünem Stiel mit zwei grünen Blättern eine grüne Weintraube.
Origin/meaning
The oldest seal of the village dates from the late 18th century. It showed a shield with a bunch of grapes. The grapes indicate the importance of viticulture for the village. Several later seals until 1957 all showed the grapes, but mostly without a shield. The State Archives proposed in 1907 to put the grapes in proper colours on a silver shield. The council officially adopted this proposal, but the arms were never used. The above arms were adopted in 1959.
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Literature : John, H. : Wappenbuch des Landkreises Karlsruhe. Stuttgart, 1986.