Leinefelde-Worbis

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LEINEFELDE-WORBIS

State : Thüringen
District (Kreis) : Eichsfeld
Additions : 2004 Breitenbach, Leinefelde (1992 Breitenholz; 1995 Birkungen; 2000 Beuren), Wintzingerode, Worbis (1994 Kirchohmfeld (1974 Kaltohmfeld)); 2018 Hundeshagen

Official blazon
German	In Rot mit silbernen Zinnenflanken ein dreifach gespaltener Wellenpfahl.
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Origin/meaning

The arms were officially granted on November 26, 2007.

The red and silver are the colours of the State of Mainz, as well as the Eichsfeld Region. The area is situated in the Eichsfeld and was historically part of Mainz. The wavy pale refers to the Leine and Wipper rivers, both which originate from the municipality.

The arms further symbolises the castles Bodenstein and Scharfenstein.

Literature: Ulle, 2011