Obertsrot Explained

Type:Stadtteil
Town:Gernsbach
Image Coa:Obertsrot Wappen.svg
Coordinates:48.7447°N 8.3464°W
State:Baden-Württemberg
Region:Karlsruhe
District:Rastatt
Elevation:176
Population:1100
Pop Ref:[1]
Area:8.3283
Postal Code:76593
Area Code:07224

Obertsrot is a village in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is administratively part of the town of Gernsbach in the Rastatt district.

Geography

The village is located south of Gernsbach in the Murg Valley. The main settlement lies west of the Murg River.[2]

History

The first mention of Obertsrot is in a document from 1377, held in the State Archives in Karlsruhe. On April 1, 1970, Obertsrot merged with Hilpertsau to form the Obertsrot community, which was then incorporated into the town of Gernsbach on July 1, 1974.[3]

Coat of Arms

The Obertsrot coat of arms depicts two diagonally crossed pike poles with their tips turned outwards, with three red roses in between them. This design is ringed by a blue knotted rope.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Obertsrot . gernsbach.de . Stadt Gernsbach . 5 March 2022.
  2. Landesarchivdirektion Baden-Württemberg, Landkreis Rastatt und Landesmedienzentrum Baden-Württemberg (ed.): Kreisbeschreibungen des Landes Baden-Württemberg – Der Landkreis Rastatt. Band 2, Jan Thorbecke Verlag, Stuttgart 2002,, p. 79–152, esp. 117–122
  3. Book: Historisches Gemeindeverzeichnis für die Bundesrepublik Deutschland : Namens-, Grenz- und Schlüsselnummernänderungen bei Gemeinden, Kreisen und Regierungsbezirken vom 27.5.1970 bis 31.12.1982 . 1983 . Kohlhammer . Stuttgart . 3170032631 . 483.
  4. https://www.gernsbach.de/pb/site/Gernsbach2015/get/documents_E1231786533/gernsbach/Dateien/Downloads/Prospektmaterial/faltblatt_wappen.pdf Gernsbach municipal website: Die Wappen Gernsbachs und seiner Stadtteile