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Gernrode Municipality (Germany)

Gemeinde Gernrode, Kreis Eichsfeld, Thuringia

Last modified: 2017-11-11 by klaus-michael schneider
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[Gernrode municipal banner] image by Jörg Majewski, 18 Mar 2013
approved 19 May 1993 See also:

Gernrode Municipality

Gernrode Banner

It is a white-blue-white vertical tricolour, divided 1:4:1 with coat of arms shifted to the top within the blue stripe.
Source: Stefan Schwoon's database
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 14 Oct 2016

Gernrode Coat of Arms

The shield is blue, divided by a silver bend sinister, charged with a blue flax plant, above right a silver Latin cross; beneath left a silver watermill's wheel.
Meaning:
The plant is stressing the importance of flax for the local production of linen. The wheel is reminding on three former watermills in this municipality. Finally the cross is symbolizing the faith of the local people and the existence of several wayside crosses in the municipality.
Source: "Wappen und Siegel der Städte und Gemeinden des Landkreises Eichsfeld", edited by Kultur und Sportamt des Landkreises Eichsfeld, Duderstadt 1997, p.57
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 14 Oct 2016

Presentation of Gernrode

Gernrode had 1526 inhabitants in 2015 and covers 7.3 km². The municipality was first mentioned in 1591.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 14 Oct 2016

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