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Niederorschel Municipality (Germany)

Gemeinde Niederorschel, Landkreis Eichsfeld, Thüringen

Last modified: 2021-03-20 by klaus-michael schneider
Keywords: niederorschel | deuna | gerterode | hausen(eichsfeld) | kleinbartloff | vollenborn | griffin(red) | wheel | cross(calvary) | jar | beech(branch) | oak(branch) | chalice | watermill(wheel) | crozier | sword | houses(3) | millstone |
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[Niederorschel municipal banner] image by Jörg Majewski, 17 Mar 2013
approved 2 September 1992 See also:

Niederorschel Municipality

It is a red-yellow vertical bicolour with coat of arms shifted to the top.
Source: Stefan Schwoon's database
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 14 Oct 2016

The shield is golden, a red sinister facing griffin, his right claw leaning on top of an inescutcheon. The inescutcheon is parted per pale into silver and black and charged with an eagle in counterchanged colours.
Meaning:
No historical context could be found, but the ensemble was in use on former seals in the 20th century and thus kept.
Source: "Wappen und Siegel der Städte und Gemeinden des Landkreises Eichsfeld", edited by Kultur und Sportamt des Landkreises Eichsfeld, Duderstadt 1997, p.94
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 14 Oct 2016

Presentation of Niederorschel

Niederorschel had 3095 inhabitants in 2015 and covers 19.7 km². The municipality was first mentioned in 1221. Niederorschel is seat oft he VG Eichsfelder Kessel.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 14 Oct 2016


Deuna Municipality (- 2019)

Deuna Banner

[Deuna municipal banner] image by Jörg Majewski, 15 Mar 2013
approved 10 November 1994

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

Deuna Coat of Arms

The shield is parted per pall reverse, above right a silver 6-spokes wheel in a red field; above left, a silver calvary cross, partially exceeding the field in a green field; beneath a silver field with blue base wavy and an impending black castle.
Meaning:
The wheel is reminding on the Archbishops of Mainz, the former rulers. The cross is the Dünkreuz, a local place of interest, having 15 meters height and erected in 1935. The moated castle in base is another local place of interest, being the seat of the family Hagen von Deuna.
Source: "Wappen und Siegel der Städte und Gemeinden des Landkreises Eichsfeld", edited by Kultur und Sportamt des Landkreises Eichsfeld, Duderstadt 1997, p.44
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 14 Oct 2016

Presentation of Deuna

Deuna had 1176 inhabitants in 2015 and covers 12.8 km². The municipality was first mentioned in 1162.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 14 Oct 2016


Gerterode Municipality (- 2019)

Gerterode Banner

[Gerterode municipal banner] image by Jörg Majewski, 16 Mar 2013
approved 24 July 1996

t is a white-red vertical bicolour with coat of arms shifted to the top.
Source: Stefan Schwoon's database
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 14 Oct 2016

Gerterode Coat of Arms

The shield is parted per pall reverse, above right a silver branch of oak with three leaves and two acorns in a red field; above left a blue chalice in a silver field; beneath a silver watermill's wheel in a blue field.
Meaning:
The branch is referring to local oak groves. The chalice to a glas kiln, which had been here since the 16th century. The wheel is reminding on three former watermills 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.58
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 14 Oct 2016

Presentation of Gerterode

Gerterode had 358 inhabitants in 2015 and covers 6.3 km². The municipality was first mentioned in 1266.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 14 Oct 2016


Hausen Municipality (- 2019)

Hausen Banner

[Hausen (Eichsfeld) municipal banner] image by Jörg Majewski, 16 Mar 2013
approved 12 May 1993

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

Hausen Coat of Arms

The shield is mantled; above right is a golden issuant crozier in a blue field; above left is a silver sword issuant set in pale in a red field; beneath are three black houses ordered 1:2 in a silver field.
Meaning:
The crozier is reminding on a former monastery of the Cistercians. The sword is an attribute of St. Katherine of Alexandria, being the local patron saint; the houses are canting elements.
Source: "Wappen und Siegel der Städte und Gemeinden des Landkreises Eichsfeld", edited by Kultur und Sportamt des Landkreises Eichsfeld, Duderstadt 1997, p.64
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 14 Oct 2016

Presentation of Hausen

Hausen had 405 inhabitants in 2015 and covers 4.3 km². The municipality was first mentioned in 1238.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 14 Oct 2016


Kleinbartloff Municipality (- 2019)

Kleinbartloff Banner

[Kleinbartloff municipal banner] image by Jörg Majewski, 17 Mar 2013
approved 18 May 1993

It is a green-white vertical bicolour with coat of arms shifted to the top.
Source: Stefan Schwoon's database
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 14 Oct 2016

Kleinbartloff Coat of Arms

The shield is parted per pall reverse, above right is a green branch of beech in a silver field; above left is a silver millstone in a green field; beneath is a silver gatelodge in a black field.
Meaning:
The gate lodge is representing Reifenstein village, a part of the municipality. The branch is alluding to local beech groves, the millstone to the former mills.
Source: "Wappen und Siegel der Städte und Gemeinden des Landkreises Eichsfeld", edited by Kultur und Sportamt des Landkreises Eichsfeld, Duderstadt 1997, p.80
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 14 Oct 2016

Presentation of Kleinbartloff

Kleinbartloff had 426 inhabitants in 2015 and covers 12.6 km². The municipality was first mentioned in 1253.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 14 Oct 2016


Vollenborn Municipality (- 2013)

Vollenborn Banner

[Vollenborn municipal banner (- 2013)] image by Jörg Majewski, 18 Mar 2013
approved 10 December 1993

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

Vollenborn Coat of Arms

The shield is parted per bend sinister into silver over black; above right a green branch of beech having three leaves; beneath left a golden, bendy jar, pouring silver water.
Meaning:
Jar and water are canting - the translation of the municipality's name is something like "rich fountain". The branch is alluding to the local beech groves.
Source: "Wappen und Siegel der Städte und Gemeinden des Landkreises Eichsfeld", edited by Kultur und Sportamt des Landkreises Eichsfeld, Duderstadt 1997, p.117
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 14 Oct 2016

Presentation of Vollenborn

Vollenborn had inhabitants in 2015 and covers  km². The municipality was first mentioned in 1460. It was incorporated to Deuna in 2013.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 14 Oct 2016


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