Dieterode

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DIETERODE

State : Thüringen
District (Kreis) : Eichsfeld

Official blazon

Mit einer rechten Stufe geteilt von Grün und Gold; oben eine silberne Fahne mit rotem Passions kreuz; unten eine liegende schwarze Axt, die Schneide rechts.

Origin/meaning

The arms were granted on August 29, 1997.

The upper half of the arms shows a banner with a cross, symbol for the local patron saint, St. John Baptist. The division line symbolises the Dieteröder Klippen (Cliffs of Dieterode). The lower half shows an axe, a canting symbol for the Rode part of the name. The name means 'The village built on the clearing made by Dieterich'. This forest clearing is symbolised by the axe.