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<center>''' {{uc:Oberkirch}} '''</center><br> | |||
'''Country''': Germany [[File:germany.jpg|60 px|right]]<br><br><br><br> | |||
'''State''': [[Baden-Württemberg]][[File:badenwur.jpg|60 px|right]]<br><br><br><br> | |||
'''District (Kreis)''': [[Ortenaukreis]][[File:offenbur.kreis.jpg|60 px|right]]<br>(until 1973 [[Offenburg (kreis)|Offenburg]])<br><br><br> | |||
'''Additions''':<br> | |||
* 1971 [[Butschbach]] | |||
* 1971 [[Haslach (Oberkirch)|Haslach]] | |||
* 1972 [[Ringelbach]] | |||
* 1974 [[Nussbach (Oberkirch)|Nussbach]] | |||
* 1974 [[Stadelhofen (Oberkirch)|Stadelhofen]] | |||
* 1974 [[Tiergarten (Oberkirch)|Tiergarten]] | |||
* 1974 [[Zusenhofen]] | |||
* 1975 [[Bottenau]] | |||
* 1975 [[Ödsbach]] | |||
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|'''German''' | |||
| Unter rotem Schildhaupt, worin ein silberner Schrägbalken, gespalten von Blau und Gold, vorn auf grünem Dreiberg eine silberne Kirche mit Dachreiter, hinten ein schwarzer Löwe, überdeckt mit einem durchgehenden, vierlätzigen roten Turnierkragen. | |||
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|'''English''' | |||
| blazon wanted | |||
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===Origin/meaning=== | |||
The present arms were granted in 1969, but differ only slightly from the original arms, which were granted to the city in 1570 by Johann IV Count of Manderscheid-Blankenheim, Bishop of Strasbourg. | The present arms were granted in 1969, but differ only slightly from the original arms, which were granted to the city in 1570 by Johann IV Count of Manderscheid-Blankenheim, Bishop of Strasbourg. | ||
Oberkirch received city rights in 1326 from the bishops of Strasbourg (now in France). The oldest, 14<sup>th</sup> century seals, only show a church on a hill, a canting image (the name means upper-church). | Oberkirch received city rights in 1326 from the bishops of Strasbourg (now in France). The oldest, 14<sup>th</sup> century seals, only show a church on a hill, a canting image (the name means upper-church). | ||
The arms show the church now in the lower right half, under the arms of the bishops of Strasbourg, which differ from the arms of the [[Strasbourg|city]] only in colour. The lion is the arms of the Blankenheim family and is also used by the city of [[Blankenheim|Blankenheim (Ahr)]]. | The arms show the church now in the lower right half, under the arms of the [[Archdiocese of Strasbourg|bishops of Strasbourg]], which differ from the arms of the [[Strasbourg|city]] only in colour. The lion is the arms of the Blankenheim family and is also used by the city of [[Blankenheim|Blankenheim (Ahr)]]. | ||
===Image gallery=== | |||
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| | File:Oberkirch (Baden)z1.png|alt=Siegel von Oberkirch (Baden)/City seal of Oberkirch|Seal from 1338-1638 | ||
File:oberkirchz2.jpg|alt=Siegel von Oberkirch (Baden)/City seal of Oberkirch|Seal from 1572-1613 | |||
File:oberkirchz3.jpg|alt=Siegel von Oberkirch (Baden)/City seal of Oberkirch|Seal from 1579-1673 | |||
File:oberkirchz4.jpg|alt=Siegel von Oberkirch (Baden)/City seal of Oberkirch|Seal from 1652 | |||
File:oberkirchz5.jpg|alt=Siegel von Oberkirch (Baden)/City seal of Oberkirch|Seal from 1747 | |||
File:oberkirchz6.jpg|alt=Siegel von Oberkirch (Baden)/City seal of Oberkirch|Seal from 1767-1792 | |||
File:oberkirchz7.jpg|alt=Siegel von Oberkirch (Baden)/City seal of Oberkirch|Seal from 1781 | |||
File:oberkirchz8.jpg|alt=Siegel von Oberkirch (Baden)/City seal of Oberkirch|Seal from the 19th century | |||
File:oberkirchz9.jpg|alt=Siegel von Oberkirch (Baden)/City seal of Oberkirch|Seal from the 19th century | |||
File:oberkirchz10.jpg|alt=Siegel von Oberkirch (Baden)/City seal of Oberkirch|Seal from the 19th century | |||
File:oberkirchz11.jpg|alt=Siegel von Oberkirch (Baden)/City seal of Oberkirch|Seal from the 19th century | |||
File:oberkirchz12.jpg|alt=Siegel von Oberkirch (Baden)/City seal of Oberkirch|Seal from the 19th century | |||
File:oberkirchz13.jpg|alt=Siegel von Oberkirch (Baden)/City seal of Oberkirch|Seal from the 19th century | |||
File:oberkirchz14.jpg|alt=Siegel von Oberkirch (Baden)/City seal of Oberkirch|Seal from 1902 | |||
File:Oberkirch1596.jpg|alt=Wappen von Oberkirch/Arms (crest) of Oberkirch|The arms in 1596 | |||
File:oberkirch.hagd.jpg|alt=Wappen von Oberkirch/Arms (crest) of Oberkirch|The arms by [[Otto Hupp|Hupp]] in the [[Kaffee Hag albums]] +/- 1925 | |||
</gallery> | |||
[[Civic Heraldry Literature - Germany|'''Literature''']]: Stadler, K. : Deutsche Wappen - Bundesrepublik Deutschland. 1964-1971. | |||
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{{media}} | {{media}} | ||
[[Category:German Municipalities O]] | [[Category:German Municipalities O]] |
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