Friedrichroda
FRIEDRICHRODA
State : Thüringen
District (Kreis) : Gotha
Additions : 2007 Ernstroda, Finsterbergen
| German |
Ein im goldenen Feld auf grünem Boden breitbeinig stehender, schwarz gekleideter Bauer mit schwerem, schwarzem, rotgestülptem Hut, rotem Gurt und roten Schuhen. In der rechten Hand hält er eine silberne Hacke mit schwarzem Stiel, in der linken Hand einen grünen Baum mit grünen Blättern und silberner Wurzel. |
| English | blazon wanted |
Origin/meaning
The arms were officially granted on April 3, 1951.
The arms show a man with a spade and a tree. The arms may be canting, roden means clearing of the forest. The composition already appeared on the 17th century seal of the town. In the late 18th century the man was shown as a miner, but still holding the tree.
 Postal cancellation 1975 |
 Postal cancellation 1992 |
Hupp showed in the 1920s the arms in different colours:
 The arms by Hupp in the Kaffee Hag albums +/- 1925 |
Literature: Hupp, O: Kaffee Hag albums, 1920s; Benzing et al, 1984; Ulle, 1998