Ober-Rosbach

	OBER-ROSBACH Country : Germany State : Hessen District (Kreis) : Wetteraukreis (until 1972 Friedberg-Hessen) Incorporated into: 1972 Rosbach vor der Höhe 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":50.30420000000000158024704433046281337738037109375,"lon":8.69030000000000057980287238024175167083740234375,"icon":""}],"imageoverlays":null}

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Origin/meaning

Ober-Rosbach was first mentioned as a city in the 16^th century, but received city rights officially in 1663. The oldest known seal also dates from the same time, but the composition likely is older, as in 1605 the same composition was mentioned by Siebmacher. The seal and the arms in Siebmacher show the two towers with the canting rose (Rose) in between. All later images show the same composition, but there are many different variations in colours and shapes known. The green hill in the base appeared in the 19th centrury.

Image gallery

The seal from 1663
The arms in a manuscript from +/- 1730
The arms in 1867
The arms by Hupp in the Kaffee Hag albums +/- 1925

Literature: Stadler, 1964-1971, 8 volumes.

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