Ellrich City (Germany)

Stadt Ellrich, Landkreis Nordhausen, Thüringen

Last modified: 2021-03-27 by klaus-michael schneider
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5:2 image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 19 Mar 2021

5:2 image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 19 Mar 2021

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Ellrich City

Ellrich City Banner

It is a either white-red vertical bicolour (see left image above) or a white vertical monocolourr (see right image above). The coat of arms of both is shifted to the top.
Sources: this online catalogue, this online catalogue
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 19 Mar 2021

Ellrich Coat of Arms

Shield chequered of Gules and Argent.
Meaning:
The village was first mentioned in 876 and was upgraded to a town in 1229 and to a city in 1292. The village originally was a possession of the Counts of Klettenberg, later of the Counts of Hohnstein (1254 - 1593), in 1648 of Prussia together with the Bishopric of Halberstadt. The arms were granted in 1292 on occasion of the elevation to a city by Dietrich II and Heinrich III, the sons of Count Heinrich II of Hohnstein.The shield displays the family arms of the Counts of Hohnstein.
Sources: Blaschke et alii 1979, pp.114-115 and German WIKIPEDIA
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 19 Mar 2021

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