Osthofen

OSTHOFEN

State : Rheinland-Pfalz
District (Kreis) : Alzey-Worms (until 1969 Alzey)
Verbandsgemeinde : (since 2014) Verbandsgemeinde Wonnegau

Official blazon

German	blazon wanted
English	blazon wanted

Origin/meaning

The oldest known seals of the town date from the 14^th century and show a crane under a cross. Their meaning is not known.

In the 16^th century the present arms appear on the seals and have not changed since. The lion is the lion of the Pfalz, as the town belonged to the Pfalz. The sun and stars symbolise a rising sun, a canting element for the first part of the name (Ost=east, the sun rises in the east). The arms were officially granted in 1651 and again in 1959.

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  The image in a book from 1910

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  The arms in the Kaffee Hag albums +/- 1925

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  Municipal stationery, 1960s

Literature: Stadler, 1964-1971, 8 volumes.

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