Köditz (Königsee-Rottenbach)

KÖDITZ

State : Thüringen
District (Kreis) : Saalfeld-Rudolstadt
Additions : 1950 Oberköditz; Unterköditz
Incorporated into : 1994 Königsee (2013 Königsee-Rottenbach)

Official blazon

German	blazon wanted
English	blazon wanted

Origin/meaning

The arms were officially granted on July 15, 1993.

The golden lion is the lion of the Counts of Schwarzburg who ruled the village for many centuries.
The water mill wheel symbolises the formerly important water mills in the municipality, which have been in use from the middle of the 15^th century until the 1920s.

The grapes symbolise the Weinberg (wine mountain) mentioned in the first half of the 14^th century near the village.

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Literature: Ulle, 1997.