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Wingerode Municipality (Germany)

Gemeinde Wingerode, Kreis Eichsfeld, Thuringia

Last modified: 2017-11-11 by klaus-michael schneider
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[Wingerode municipal banner] image by Jörg Majewski, 6 Apr 2013
approved 23 February 1996 See also:

Wingerode Municipality

Wingerode Banner

It is a white-red vertical bicolour with coat of arms shifted to the top.
Source: Stefan Schwoon's database
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 15 Oct 2016

Wingerode Coat of Arms

The shield is mantled. Above right in a red field a silver bend sinister wavy; above left in a red field a silver, bendy axe; in silver base is a red, flambant heart, charged (blazon says "tierced") with three golden nails.
Meaning:
The flambant heart is reminding on Ignatius of Loyola, founder of the Jesuit Order. It is also alluding to the Jesuit College in nearby Heiligenstadt. Finally it is alluding to St. Ignatius Chapel, being a place of pilgrimage since more than 300 years. The bend sinister is representing Leine River. The axe is reminding on the fact, that the settlement developed by forest clearance.
Source: "Wappen und Siegel der Städte und Gemeinden des Landkreises Eichsfeld", edited by Kultur und Sportamt des Landkreises Eichsfeld, Duderstadt 1997, p.126
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 15 Oct 2016

Presentation of Wingerode

Wingerode had 1184 inhabitants in 2015 and covers 9.8 km². The municipality was first mentioned in 1146.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 15 Oct 2016

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