Last modified: 2020-04-24 by 
klaus-michael schneider
Keywords: sternberger seenlandschaft | sternberg | brueel | dabel | kobrow | witzin | bull(head) | star | trefoil | windmill | burdock | crozier |
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![[Sternberg city flag]](../images/d/de-pc-12-sb.gif)
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image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 5 Nov 2011
The subcounty has no proper symbols.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 16 Apr 2020
The following municipalities have no proper flags: Blankenberg, Borkow, Hohen Pritz, Kloster Tempzin, Kuhlen-Wendorf, Mustin and Weitendorf.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 16 Apr 2020
![[Brüel city flag]](../images/d/de-pc-12-bl.gif)
3:5 image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 23 Apr 2020
It is a red-yellow vertical bicolour with centred arms.
Source: Hans-Heinz Schütt:"Auf Schild und Flagge" , Schwerin 2011, pp.188-189
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 23 Apr 2020
![[Sternberg city flag]](../images/d/de-pc-12-bl)40.gif)
image by Klaus-Michael Schneider and Ivan Sache, 24 Apr 2020
Shield parted per pale; at dexter Or, demi bull's head Sable, caboshed and couped per pale; at sinister Gules, in chief a demi 6-point star Or couped per pale, in base a trefoil Or in fess and issuant from the line of partition.
Meaning:
Probably the village gained city rights around 1340, granted by the Lords of Mecklenburg. The city was ruled by the Plessen kin from 1375 until 1611. The bull's head is taken from the family arms of its Mecklenburg branch. The family arms displayed in a golden field a bull passant guardant Sable. The star is alluding to the fact, that Brüel gained the same city rights as Sternberg, according to the Parchim pattern. The trefoil is supposed to be canting due to the old Slavic name of the village. From the 2 September 1940 the city arms displayed on a blue shield a golden brooch, called the brooch of Häven. These arms were abolished in 1945.
Source: Hans-Heinz Schütt:"Auf Schild und Flagge" , Schwerin 2011, pp.188-189
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 23 Apr 2020
The flag was approved on 9 December 1996 by Minister of Interior of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. The arms were granted on 10 April 1858 by Grand Duke Friedrich Franz II of Mecklenburg-Schwerin. Both were published in the Municipal Roll of Arms Mecklenburg-Vorpommern as no.3.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 23 Apr 2020
![[Dabel municipal flag]](../images/d/de-pc-12-dl.gif)
3:5 image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 23 Apr 2020
It is a yellow-red-yellow vertical triband with ratio of stripes 1:2:1. The coat of arms is in the middle of the red stripe.
Source: Hans-Heinz Schütt:"Auf Schild und Flagge" , Schwerin 2011, pp.192-193
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 23 Apr 2020
Shield Or, a windmill Gules flanked by three oak twigs Azure, one in chef and two in flanches, in base a barrulet wavy Azure.
Meaning:
The local Dutch windmill is a landmark. It is also representing agricultural technics. The twigs are representing local groves and the barrulet wavy the Holzendorf Lake.
Source: Hans-Heinz Schütt:"Auf Schild und Flagge" , Schwerin 2011, pp.192-193
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 23 Apr 2020
Flag and arms were approved on 19 June 2002 by Minister of Interior of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern and published in the Municipal Roll of Arms Mecklenburg-Vorpommern as no.264.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 23 Apr 2020
![[Kobrow municipal flag]](../images/d/de-pc-12-kb.gif)
3:5 image by Jens Pattke, 23 Apr 2020
It is a green-yellow vertical bicolour with centred arms.
Source: Stefan Schwoon's database
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 23 Apr 2020
Shield parted per pale with base wavy Azure, at dexter Or an eradicated burdock Vert, at sinister Vert an eradicated fir Or.
Meaning:
The burdock (Latin: Arctium lappa) is canting due to the Slavic name of the municipality. Base wavy and fir are representing the location in a wood on the banks of little lakes, especially the Hofsee.
Source: Hans-Heinz Schütt:"Auf Schild und Flagge" , Schwerin 2011, p.German WIKIPEDIA
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 23 Apr 2020
Flag and arms were approved on 31 May 2007 by Minister of Interior of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern and published in the Municipal Roll of Arms Mecklenburg-Vorpommern as no.314
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 23 Apr 2020
It is a vertical red-yellow bicolour with centred arms.
Source: Günther 1999
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 5 Nov 2011
Shield is parted per pale; at dexter Or a demi bull's head Sable, crowned Or and couped per pale; at sinister Gules a demi 8-point star Or facetted and couped per pale.
Meaning:
The bull's head is symbolising Mecklenburg, The arms had been already used on the oldest seal of the city in the early 13th century. The bull's head is taken from the arms of Pribislaus II of Parchim, the founder of the city around 1250, and is also symbolising Mecklenburg and the star (German:Stern) is canting. The arms are based on a city seal. The print from 1328 displayed the head at sinister and the star at dexter. The print from 1355 displayed a full head with star between the horns and two additional smaller stars on either side. The print form 1328 displayed the Mecklenburg bull, i.e. with parts of the torn neck. The print from 1355 displayed the version of the Parchim-Richenberg branch, i.e. the mere head. From 1943 until 1945 their was more or less the current pattern in use, but also with parts of the torn bull's neck. Otto Hupp (1925) did the same, but the star was not facetted.
Source: Günther 1999, Ralf Hartemink's webpage and Hans-Heinz Schütt:"Auf Schild und Flagge" , Schwerin 2011, pp.209-211
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 5 Nov 2011 / 23 Apr 2020
The flag was approved on 5 March 1997 by Minister of Interior of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. The arms were granted on 10 April 1858 by Grand Duke Friedrich Franz II of Mecklenburg-Schwerin. Both were published in the Municipal Roll of Arms Mecklenburg-Vorpommern as no.42.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 5 Nov 2011
![[Witzin municipal flag]](../images/d/de-pc-12-wn.gif)
3:5 image by Jörg Majewski, 23 Apr 2020
It is a yellow-blue horizontal bicolour with centred arms.
Source: Hans-Heinz Schütt:"Auf Schild und Flagge" , Schwerin 2011, pp.215-216
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 23 Apr 2020
Shield Or a millwheel Azure with 12 paddles, mantled Azure, at dexter charged with crossed gable shelves Or ending in horseheads, at sinister a crozier issuant Or in pale.
Meaning:
The millwheel is stressing the economic importance of the local watermill, being at work from the middle of the 14th century until the beginning of the 20th century. The shelves are representing the typical local farmhouses of Lower Saxonian type. The crozier is alluding to Tempzin Monastery, which was operated by the Hospital Brothers of Saint Anthony, which owned parts of the village im the early 15th century.
Source: Hans-Heinz Schütt:"Auf Schild und Flagge" , Schwerin 2011, pp.215-216
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 23 Apr 2020
Flag and arms were approved on 11 August 2005 by Minister of Interior of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern and published in the Municipal Roll of Arms Mecklenburg-Vorpommern as no.299.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 23 Apr 2020
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