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A very nice colored postcard which was sent by a family called Berchtold and Marie Boller-Berchtold to somebody (see reverse with post stamp). The Boller and Berchtold families do do stem (have not been citizens) of Otttenbach nor Knonauer Amt. Maybe they visited somebody there.
The postcard was manufactured in Zurich or Germany at around 1920 (there were no colored photographs there yet and therefore they had to design the main buildings manually in drawings that they colored) and sold by Verlag J.(ohannes ?) Leutert, probably a stationery shop in Ottenbach. They mentioned that their was Schmiede (smith shop) in Ottenbach for example in the year 1648.
This is possible i.e. not unlikely because the Leutert family has been known in Ottenbach since 1396 in nearby Merenschwand (Aargau), 1618 in Hausen am Albis, Knonauer Amt, in 1623 a Hans Leuthard (we pronounce Lüütert) married in Ottenbach Barbara Meyer von Toussen, Ottenbach. (Peter Bertschinger)
Note: A Johannes Leuthert was born in 1809 in Ottenbach and no doubt knew Johannes and Susanna. He had 8 children and died in 1869.
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In 1900 there are 1,107 homes in Ottenbach which means this 1900 map is not accurate in homes displayed.
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The Ottenbach Reformed church tower with the typical
Kasbissen (slice of cheese) roof was built around 1485,
the nave of the church Ottenbach is even older.
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What the River Reuss barge might have looked like:
Population increase over time:
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Population 1643 - 1742
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Animals in Ottenbach:
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| Native beliefs and denominations of the inhabitants of ottenbach 1836 to 1985 Ottenbach Told by Bernard Schnider and Salomon Schneider and Erika Schmid |
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Ottenbach Coat of Arms, symbol: "In silver a standing black cock with red comb, red neck and feet." |
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| Church, parsonage and former schoolhouse 1985 The church tower with the typical Kasbissen roof was built around 1485, the nave of the church Ottenbach is even older. |
Interior of Kirche Ottenbach:
Ottenbach Kirche exterior, interior and bells:
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