Ötisheim
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ÖTISHEIM
State : Baden-Württemberg
District (Kreis) : Enzkreis (until 1973 Vaihingen)
Additions : 1924 Schönenberg
Official blazon
In Gold schräggekreuzt ein roter Abtsstab und eine grüne Eidechse.
Origin/meaning
Ötisheim was first mentioned in 700 as a possession of the Lords of Enzberg, later of the Maulbronn abbey. The oldest known seal dates from 1515 and shows a crosier for the abbey, and a lizard. The lizard (Aitse) has been explained as a canting symbol. Later seals all show the lizard, but not always the crosier.
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Literature : Stadler, K. : Deutsche Wappen - Bundesrepublik Deutschland. Angelsachsen Verlag, 1964-1971, 8 volumes.