Obertsrot is a village in

Baden-Württemberg Baden-Württemberg ( ; ), commonly shortened to BW or BaWü, is a states of Germany, German state () in Southwest Germany, east of the Rhine, which forms the southern part of Germany's western border with France. With more than 11.07 million i ...

, Germany. It is administratively part of the town of

Gernsbach Gernsbach () is a town in the district of Rastatt, in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is located on the river Murg, east of Baden-Baden in the Black Forest. Twin towns are Baccarat in France and Pergola, Marche in Italy. The town is the histo ...

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.

History

The first mention of Obertsrot is in a document from 1377, held in the State Archives in

Karlsruhe Karlsruhe ( ; ; ; South Franconian German, South Franconian: ''Kallsruh'') is the List of cities in Baden-Württemberg by population, third-largest city of the States of Germany, German state of Baden-Württemberg, after its capital Stuttgart a ...

. On April 1, 1970, Obertsrot merged with Hilpertsau to form the Obertsrot community, which was then incorporated into the town of

on July 1, 1974.

Coat of Arms

The Obertsrot coat of arms depicts two diagonally crossed

pike pole A pike pole is a long metal-topped wooden, aluminium or fiberglass pole used for reaching, hooking and/or pulling on another object. They are variously used in boating, construction, logging, rescue and recovery, power line maintenance, and fir ...

s with their tips turned outwards, with three red roses in between them. This design is ringed by a blue knotted rope.Gernsbach municipal website: ''Die Wappen Gernsbachs und seiner Stadtteile''
/ref> Obertsrot Wappen.svg, Coat of arms of Obertsrot Wappen Obertsrot-alt.png, Former coat of arms of Obertsrot

References

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