Gernrode (Harz)

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GERNRODE

State : Sachsen-Anhalt
District (Kreis) : Harz (until 2007 Quedlinburg)
Incorporated into : 2011 Quedlinburg

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Origin/meaning :
The arms were officially granted by Abbess Anna I von Plauen on September 14, 1539 and confirmed on July 16, 1997.

The arms show a city gate with between the towers the lion of the Reussen von Plauen family, to which the abbess belonged.

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The arms in the Kaffee Hag albums +/- 1925

Literature : Bensing et al., 1984