Erkerode

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ERKERODE

State : Niedersachsen
District (Kreis) : Wolfenbüttel
Samtgemeinde : Samtgemeinde Sickte
Additions : 1974 Lucklum

Wappen von Erkerode/Arms (crest) of Erkerode
Official blazon
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Origin/meaning

The arms were officially granted on September 24, 1985.

The ammonite is a symbol for the many fossils that can be found in the municipality. The water mill wheel symbolises the six historical water-mills in the two villages. The black cross is the symbol of the Teutonic Knights, who ruled the village of Lucklum for a long period of time.


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Literature: Rabbow, 2003.