Obertsrot
View from Schloss Eberstein southwards over Obertsrot into the Murg Valley
View from Schloss Eberstein southwards over Obertsrot into the Murg Valley
Coat of arms of Obertsrot
Location of Obertsrot
Obertsrot   is located in Germany
Obertsrot
Obertsrot
Obertsrot   is located in Baden-Württemberg
Obertsrot
Obertsrot
Coordinates: 48°44′41″N 8°20′47″E / 48.74472°N 8.34639°E / 48.74472; 8.34639
CountryGermany
StateBaden-Württemberg
Admin. regionKarlsruhe
DistrictRastatt
TownGernsbach
Area
  Total8.3283 km2 (3.2156 sq mi)
Elevation
176 m (577 ft)
Population
  Total1,100
  Density130/km2 (340/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
76593
Dialling codes07224

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]

References

  1. "Obertsrot". gernsbach.de. Stadt Gernsbach. Retrieved 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, ISBN 3-7995-1364-7, p. 79–152, esp. 117–122
  3. Historisches Gemeindeverzeichnis für die Bundesrepublik Deutschland : Namens-, Grenz- und Schlüsselnummernänderungen bei Gemeinden, Kreisen und Regierungsbezirken vom 27.5.1970 bis 31.12.1982. Stuttgart: Kohlhammer. 1983. p. 483. ISBN 3170032631.
  4. Gernsbach municipal website: Die Wappen Gernsbachs und seiner Stadtteile
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