Gernrode (Harz)

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GERNRODE

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

Wappen von Gernrode (Harz)/Arms (crest) of Gernrode (Harz)
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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.

Wappen von Gernrode (Harz)/Coat of arms (crest) of Gernrode (Harz)

The arms by Hupp in the Kaffee Hag albums +/- 1925
Wappen von Gernrode (Harz)/Coat of arms (crest) of Gernrode (Harz)

Postal cancellation 1987





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