Ottersberg
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Heraldry of the World Civic heraldry of Germany - Deutsche Wappen (Gemeindewappen/Kreiswappen) |
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OTTERSBERG
State : Niedersachsen
District (Kreis) : Verden
Additions : 1972 Fischerhude, Narthauen, Otterstedt, Posthausen
Official blazon
Origin/meaning
The arms were granted in 1949.
Ottersberg was already mentioned in 1200, and received town rights in 1677. The oldest seal of the town dates from 1719 and shows already a canting otter holding a fish.
 The arms in the Kaffee Hag albums +/- 1925 |
Literature : Stadler, 1964-1971, 8 volumes