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.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
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.
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.Gernsbach municipal website: Die Wappen Gernsbachs und seiner Stadtteile
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