Steinheuterode

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Statistics
State:	Thuringia
District:	Eichsfeld
Verwaltungsgemeinschaft:	Uder
Area:	2.53 km²
Population:	299 (31 December 2002)
Population density:	118/km²
Elevation:	316 m
Postal code:	37318
Area/distance code:
Location:	51°22′N 10°4′E
Municipal code:	16 0 61 091
Car designation:	`EIC`
Address of the verwaltung:	Dorfstrasse Steinheuterode 37318
Website:	Administrative collectivity Uder
Politics
Mayor:	Bernd Rosenstock

Steinheuterode is a small municipality in the center of Germany with a population of around 300.

1 Location
2 Coat of arms
3 History
4 External links

[edit] Location

It is located at an altitude of 316 m in the valley of the Steinberg mountain, and is surrounded by forest. The houses are arranged around the St. Alban church and a community center.

[edit] Coat of arms

In the center of Steinheuterode's coat of arms is a billygoat, which refers to the nickname of the inhabitants: Steintreeder Zeggenböcke (roughly, Mountain Billygoats). There is a golden oak leaf on the left, representing the location of the municipality in Eichsfeld. The stump in the foreground is symbolic of the establishment of the village as Rodesiedlung. The mountain at the bottom represents the location of Steinheuterode, at the foot of the Steinberg.

[edit] History

The first time the municipality was documented was in 1228, when it was called Hauwerterode. To distinguish it from the Eichsfeldian village Wüstheuterode, the prefix Stein was added. A manor was built in 1575 and in 1732 the fountain Regine was constructed in the courtyard of the manor, which today serves as a community center.