The arms and flags of the Landkreis Erding (Upper Bavaria)
Flag Use Literature Image sources Links

Gules, a dragon contourné Or holding a capital S in the mouth, on a chief Argent a rose Gules barbed and seeded Or.

Ottenhofen

Gules, a dragon contourné Or holding a capital S in the mouth, on a chief Argent a rose Gules barbed and seeded Or.

Foundation of the arms:

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The district government of Upper Bavaria approved the adoption of the arms on September 28th 1982.

 

Design of the arms:

Peter Ziller, Herrsching.

 

Historical image sources:

Coat-of-arms of the Ottenhofer (1083?, 1359)

Coat-of-arms of the Eßwurm.

 

Literature:

Unser Bayern (Heimatbeilage der Bayerischen Staatszeitung) Bd. 32 (1983), S. 88.
Der Wappenlöwe Jahrbuch 1984/85, S. 29.
Erdinger Neueste Nachrichten (Lokalteil der Süddeutschen Zeitung), 07.10.1993.

 

Links:

www.ottenhofen.de (under construction)


This webpage was last modified 2001-07-14 by Marcus Schmöger

Email: marcus@ed-wappen.de