Last modified: 2017-11-11 by klaus-michael schneider
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It is a black-yellow vertical bicolour with coat of arms shifted to the top.
Source: Stefan Schwoon's database
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 15 Oct 2016
The shield is golden, divided by a red cross, superimposing a black mattock and a black key in saltire. The centre of the cross is charged with a silver 6-spokes wheel. The shield has a red base charged with a silver serpent.
Meaning:
The serpent was the only figure displayed in the local seal from 1953 until 1994. The mattock probably is representing the suffix "-rode", a settlement created by forest clearance. The wheel is representing the Archbishops of Mainz, the former rulers.
Sources: "Wappen und Siegel der Städte und Gemeinden des Landkreises Eichsfeld", edited by Kultur und Sportamt des Landkreises Eichsfeld, Duderstadt 1997, p.96 and ?2(1) of Hauptsatzung of Reinholterode , version 8 July 2014
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 15 Oct 2016
Reinholterode had 766 inhabitants in 2015. The municipality was first mentioned in1238.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 15 Oct 2016
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