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(de) In Grün ein silberner Drudenfuß.
(de) In Grün ein silberner Drudenfuß.


====Origin/meaning====
===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 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.