Roden (Unterfranken)
RODEN
State : Bayern
District (Kreis) : Main-Spessart (until 1973 Marktheidenfeld)
Additions : 1976 Ansbach (Unterfranken)
| German |
Gespalten von Grün und Gold; vorne ein bewurzelter silberner Baum, hinten ein von einem schwarzen Kreuzchen überhöhter schwarzer unzialer Großbuchstabe N. |
| English | blazon wanted |
Origin/meaning
The arms were officially granted on March 24, 1972.
The tree refers to the origin of the name, Roden means clearing forest. At the same time it refers, together with the green colour, to the nature of the Spessart area. The village historically belonged until 1803 to the Neustadt am Main Abbey, the letter N is taken from the arms of the abbey.
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