Oltingue
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OLTINGUE
Département : Haut-Rhin
| French |
D'argent à la demie roue de sainte Catherine de gueules, faillie en chef et surmontée des lettres gothiques de sable, O à dextre et B à senestre. |
| English | blazon wanted |
Origin/meaning
The arms of Oltingue date from the 17th century. The wheel is the symbol of St. Catherine, the local patron saint. The letter O is the initial of the village, whereas the B stands for Bouxwiller, as until 1789 the village belonged to the Bouxwiller estate.
 The arms in Hozier (1696) |
 The arms by Schœnhaupt, 1900 |
 The arms in the Café Sanka album +/- 1932 |
 The arms on a cover (1978) |
Literature: Image taken from <a href=http://cdhf.telmat-net.fr/villages>here]], with permission.