Owen

	OWEN Country: Germany State: Baden-Württemberg District (Kreis): Esslingen (until 1973 Nürtingen) 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":48.58529999999999660076355212368071079254150390625,"lon":9.4522999999999992581933838664554059505462646484375,"icon":""}],"imageoverlays":null}

Official blazon
German	In Silber der schwarze lateinische Großbuchstabe O.
English	blazon wanted

Origin/meaning

Owen was founded before 1225 by the Dukes of Teck close to their castle. In the early 14^th century the city became a possession of Württemberg. The letter O as the town's initial appeared for the first time in the 15^th century seals. As arms the O is known since 1535.

From the late 17th until the early 20^th century often a deer antler of Württemberg was placed over the letter O. The present arms were officially adopted in 1931 and are identical to the 16^th century arms.

Image gallery

The arms in 1535
The arms in the Chorographia Württemberg (Wolleber, 1591)
The arms in 1596
The arms in an album from around 1910
The arms by Hupp in the Kaffee Hag albums +/- 1925
Municipal stationery, 1960s
The arms in an album from 1952

Literature: Stadler, 1964-1971, 8 volumes.

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