Ottensoos Municipality (Germany)

Gemeinde Ottensoos, Landkreis Nürnberger Land, Bayern

Last modified: 2021-09-18 by klaus-michael schneider
Keywords: ottensoos | church | bendy(red-white) | lozengy(white-blue) |
Links: FOTW homepage | search | disclaimer and copyright | write us | mirrors

• Ottensoos Municipality
• Ottensoos Banner
• Ottensoos old Banner
• Ottensoos Coat of Arms

• Nürnberger Land County (Landkreis Nürnberger Land, Bavaria, Germany)
• County and Municipal Flags (Bavaria / Bayern, Germany)
• Central Franconia (Mittelfranken)
• Bavaria (Bayern, Germany)
• Germany

Ottensoos Municipality

Ottensoos Banner

It is a red-white vertical bicolour. The coat of arms is shifted towards the top.
Source: this online catalogue
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 10 Sep 2021

Ottensoos old Banner

It was a blue-white vertical bicolour. The coat of arms was shifted towards the top.
Source: this photo
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 10 Sep 2021

Ottensoos Coat of Arms

Shield Azure a fortified church Argent with wall of the same, mantle at dexter bendy of six of Gules and Argent and at sinister lozengy of Argent and Azure.
Meaning:
The fortified church, dedicated to St. Vitus is the landmark of the municipality. The flanks of the mantle are representing the former rulers, at dexter the Free Imperial City of Nürnberg and at sinister the Palatine Electorate and its successor, the Electorate of Bayern.
Source: Eckhardt Pfeiffer: "Nürnberger Land", 2nd edition, Hersbruck 1989, pp.342-343
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 10 Sep 2021

Banner and arms were approved on 8 October 1987 by district governor (Regierungspräsident) of Mittelfranken. The former banner has never been approved officially..
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 10 Sep 2021

back to Nürnberger Land cities and municipalities click here