Last modified: 2021-03-27 by 
klaus-michael schneider
Keywords: dingelstaedt | helmsdorf | kefferhausen | kreuzebra | silberhausen | oak | annulet | linden | cross | wall(embattled) | triplemount | wheel | chape | church |
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![[Dingelstädt city banner]](../images/d/de-ec-ds_.gif)
image by Jörg Majewski, 12 Mar 2013
It is a white-green-yellow vertical tricolour with coat of arms shifted to the top.
Source: §(2) of Hauptsatzung of Dingelstädt, version 14 Mai 2010 and Stefam Schwoon's database
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 14 Oct 2016
The shield is silver, dispolaying a green, eradicated oak tree with its trunk surrounded by a golden annulet.
Meaning:
Dingelstädt was first mentioned in 900. It had already a coat of arms since the middle ages, displaying an axe as a symbol of the local courtyard. The current arms were granted in 1859 and had been slightly modified since then. The annulet is the new symbol of the courtyard and a former Thing. The oak tree is representing the Eichsfeld region.
Source: "Wappen und Siegel der Städte und Gemeinden des Landkreises Eichsfeld", edited by Kultur und Sportamt des Landkreises Eichsfeld, Duderstadt 1997, p.46
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 14 Oct 2016
Dingelstädt had 4372 inhabitants in 2015 and covers 20.5 km². It is the seat of VG Dingelstädt.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 14 Oct 2016
![[Helmsdorf municipal banner]](../images/d/de-ec-ds-hm_.gif)
image by Jörg Majewski, 13 Mar 2013
It is a red-white-red vertical tricolour, divided 1:4:1 with coat of arms shifted to the top within the white field.
Source: Stefan Schwoon's database
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 14 Oct 2016
The shield is green, dispolaying a golden, eradicated linden tree with its trunk charged with a red inescutcheon, displaying a silver cross on top of a stone of the same.
Meaning:
The arms are based on a former seal, displaying a big, local linden tree and a wayside cross of stone.
Source: "Wappen und Siegel der Städte und Gemeinden des Landkreises Eichsfeld", edited by Kultur und Sportamt des Landkreises Eichsfeld, Duderstadt 1997, p.67
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 14 Oct 2016
Helmsdorf had 512 inhabitants in 2015 and covers 5.2 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 14 Oct 2016
![[Kefferhausen municipal banner]](../images/d/de-ec-ds-kf_.gif)
image by Jörg Majewski, 14 Mar 2013
It is a blue-yellow-blue vertical tricolour, divided 1:4:1 with coat of arms shifted to the top within the yellow field.
Source: Stefan Schwoon's database
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 14 Oct 2016
The shield is green with a blue base wavy; issuant from base a golden, embattled wall, masoned black with golden port; in chief two golden linden leaves, ordered per fess.
Meaning:
Base and wall are alluding to the fountain of Unstrut River, where baptisms took place since 531. Linden trees are the predominant species in the municipality.
Source: "Wappen und Siegel der Städte und Gemeinden des Landkreises Eichsfeld", edited by Kultur und Sportamt des Landkreises Eichsfeld, Duderstadt 1997, p.75
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 14 Oct 2016
Kefferhausen had 729 inhabitants in 2015 and covers 10.4 km². The municipality was first mentioned in 1146.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 14 Oct 2016
![[Kreuzebra municipal banner]](../images/d/de-ec-ds-kr_.gif)
image by Jörg Majewski, 14 mar 2013
It is a white-blue vertical bicolour with coat of arms on top within the white stripe.
Sources: §(2) of Hauptsatzung of Kreuzebra , version 22 January 2013 and Stefan Schwoon's database
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 14 Oct 2016
The shield is blue; issuant from base a silver triplemount charged with a red 6-spokes wheel, above the central peak a silver, impending, Latin cross.
Meaning:
The wheel is representing the Archbishops of Mainz, the former rulers. The triplemount is representing the local hillsides, especially the Bocksbühl hill. The cross (German: Kreuz) is a canting element and also alluding to a relic in the local church, which is said to be a part of the Holy Cross.
Source: "Wappen und Siegel der Städte und Gemeinden des Landkreises Eichsfeld", edited by Kultur und Sportamt des Landkreises Eichsfeld, Duderstadt 1997, p.81
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 14 Oct 2016
Kreuzebra had 733 inhabitants in 2015 and covers 13.0 km². The municipality was already mentioned before 900.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 14 Oct 2016
![[Silberhausen municipal banner]](../images/d/de-ec-06-sh_.gif)
image by Jörg Majewski, 15 mar 2003
It is a white-blue-white vertical tricolour, divided 1:4:1 with coat of arms shifted to the top within the blue field.
Source: Stefan Schwoon's database
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 14 Oct 2016
Shield chape of blue and silver, the blue pile charged with a silver church.
Meaning:
The local church had already been didplayed on local seals since the 1950ies. The silver colour and the form of the blue field are considered to be canting.
Source: "Wappen und Siegel der Städte und Gemeinden des Landkreises Eichsfeld", edited by Kultur und Sportamt des Landkreises Eichsfeld, Duderstadt 1997, p.107
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 14 Oct 2016
Silberhausen had 626 inhabitants in 2015 and covers 10.3 km². The municipality was first mentioned in 1171.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 14 Oct 2016
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