Fretterode

FRETTERODE

State : Thüringen
District (Kreis) : Eichsfeld

Official blazon

German	In Silber ein grüner Beutel mit goldener Schnur; daraus wachsend grüne Pflanzen mit fünf blauen Blüten und sechs grünen Schoten.
English	blazon wanted

Origin/meaning

The arms were officially granted on November 9, 1999.

The area is famous for the cultivation if lentils and the villagers had a nickname 'Linsenbittel' meaning a bag of lentils. The arms thus show a bag of lentil plants.

Literature: Ulle, 2011

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