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image by Stefan Schwoon, 26 Mar 2001
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It is a red-white vertical bicolour with arms shifted to the top.
Source: information provided by Falko Schmidt
Stefan Schwoon, 26 Mar 2001
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image by Santiago Dotor, 14 Mar 2002
It is a red-white vertical bicolour.
Source: information provided by Falko Schmidt
Stefan Schwoon, 26 Mar 2001
Shield Argent, a double-headed eagle Sable, armed and tongued Gules, upon his breast an inescutcheon Or, a saint in clad armour Argent mounted on a horse salient Sable, coated Gules and killing a dragon Vert in base by a lance Argent.
Meaning:
The Offenburg county arms were based on the arms of the Kanton Ortenau of the League of Imperial Knights (Reichsritterschaft), which also showed the Imperial Eagle with its patron saint St. George on an inescutcheon. At least seven villages and 20 castles were owned by the League until 1806. The rest of the county was owned by Austria, as well as by some local rulers. It also includes the Imperial Cities of Offenburg and Gengenbach. As a combination of symbols for all these territories would be impossible, it was decided to use the arms of the most important rulers.
Source: Stadler 1964, p.70
Santiago Dotor, 14 Mar 2002
The arms were approved for Offenburg County on 11 October 1962 and confirmed for Ortenau County on 31 August 1973.
Source: Linder and Olzog 1996.
Santiago Dotor, 14 Mar 2002
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