Oberhaslach

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OBERHASLACH

Département : Bas-Rhin

Official blazon
French	Parti: au 1er d'argent à la branche de noisetier de sinople posée en pal, au 2e de gueules à la houlette d'argent posée en pal, le fer en haut.
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Origin/meaning

The right half of the arms shows a hazel branch. This is a canting symbol (Hasel in German, Haslach means stream between the hazel trees). The black stick was a type of stick used by the local shepherds. In the 19^th century Oberhaslach was a village which was dependent on animal husbandry and thus there were a lot of shepherds in the village.