Ottenhöfen im Schwarzwald

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OTTENHÖFEN IM SCHWARZWALD

State : Baden-Württemberg
District (Kreis) : Ortenaukreis (until 1972 Bühl)
Additions : 1973 Furschenbach

Official blazon

In Rot ein achtspeichiges goldenes Rad.

Origin/meaning

The oldest known seal of Ottenhöfen dates from 1830 and shows a wheel in a crowned shield. A later 19^th century seal shows the same arms. The arms were officially approved in March 1900.

The origin or meaning of the wheel is not known. It has been proposed that it is an old village sign, that it is a water mill wheel (derived from Mühlendorf), or that the spokes symbolise the 8 valleys around the village.