Schlotheim

SCHLOTHEIM

State : Thüringen
District (Kreis) : Unstrut-Hainich Kreis
Additions : 1994 Mehrstedt

Official blazon
German	In Grün ein silberner Drudenfuß.
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Origin/meaning

The arms are known since 1627. The arms show a magical pentagramme. The pentagramme is a symbol to bind or expel certain powers. It should for example expel war and fire. The symbol probably was chosen as a symbol to avoid the 30-years war that raged in Germany at the time, and which reached Schlotheim in 1626.

The arms have been often shown as personal arms, with a helmet and mantling of green and silver. As a crest a castle was used. In 1984 the arms were shown with 6 stars in and around the star, which, according to the source was identical to the 17^th century seals of the city (see below). Hupp showed in the 1920s the arms identical to the present arms, without stars.