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Warnow-West Subcounty (Germany)

Amt Warnow-West, Landkreis Rostock, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern

Last modified: 2020-03-28 by klaus-michael schneider
Keywords: warnow-west | kritzmow | lambrechtshagen | poelchow | staebelow | griffin(head) | crozier | willow | bricks(3) | grain(ear) |
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Warnow-West Subcounty

The subcounty has no proper symbols.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 24 Mar 2020


Municipalities without proper Flags

The following municipalities have no proper flags: Elmenhorst/Lichtenhagen, the seat of the subcounty, Papendorf and Ziesendorf.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 24 Mar 2020


Kritzmow Municipality

Kritzmow Flag

[Kritzmow municipal flag] 3:5 image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 27 Mar 2020

It is an armourial flag (banner of arms).
Source: Hans-Heinz Schütt:"Auf Schild und Flagge" , Schwerin 2011, p.232
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 27 Mar 2020

Kritzmow Coat of Arms

Shield parted per bend sinister, above right Azure a griffin's head Or tongued Gules, beneath left Or, a broken reversed abbot's crozier Gules in bend sinister.
Meaning:
The griffin's head is a differentiation of the city arms of Rostock and alluding to the hospital villages of Groß Schwaß und Klein Stove, which belonged to Rostock for a long time. The crozier is alluding to the Hospital of the Holy Spirit in Rostock, which owned the villages mentioned above. The tinctures are those of Mecklenburg.
Source: Hans-Heinz Schütt:"Auf Schild und Flagge" , Schwerin 2011, p.232
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 27 Mar 2020

Flag and arms were approved on 29 April 2002 by Minister of Interior of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern and published in the Municipal Roll of Arms Mecklenburg-Vorpommern as no.260.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 27 Mar 2020


Lambrechtshagen Municipality

Lambrechtshagen Flag

[Lambrechtshagen municipal flag] 3:5 image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 25 Jan 2012

It is a blue-yellow-blue vertical triband with ratio 1:2:1. The coat of arms is in the middle of the central stripe.
Source: Hans-Heinz Schütt:"Auf Schild und Flagge" , Schwerin 2011, p.235
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 25 Jan 2012

Lambrechtshagen Coat of Arms

The blue shield is divided by a golden (= yellow) bend wavy. Upon the sinister chief point and dexter base point is a golden (=yellow) willow tree.
Meaning:
The bend wavy is symbolising Rotbäk creek, the willows are the typical trees and the colours blue and golden are alluding to the Lordship of Rostock.
Source: Hans-Heinz Schütt:"Auf Schild und Flagge" , Schwerin 2011, p.235
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 25 Jan 2012

Flag and arms were approved on 6 May 2004 by Minister of Interior of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern and published in the Municipal Roll of Arms Mecklenburg-Vorpommern as no.253.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 25 Jan 2012


Pölchow Municipality

Pölchow Flag

[Pölchow municipal flag] 3:5 image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 25 Jan 2012

It is a blue-yellow-blue vertical triband with ratio 1:2:1. The coat of arms is in the middle of the central stripe.
Source: Hans-Heinz Schütt:"Auf Schild und Flagge" , Schwerin 2011, p.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 25 Jan 2012

Pölchow Coat of Arms

The blue shield is divided by a golden (=yellow) pale on the dexter half. On the sinister half above is a golden (= yellow) griffin's head tongued red and below three rectangles of the same colour ordered 2:1.
Meaning:
The rectangles are symbolising bricks and their production in the region. The griffin is symbolising the Lordship of Rostock and the pale is symbolising the Warnow River.
Source: Hans-Heinz Schütt:"Auf Schild und Flagge" , Schwerin 2011, p.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 25 Jan 2012

Flag and arms were approved on 18 November 2004 by Minister of Interior of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern and published in the Municipal Roll of Arms Mecklenburg-Vorpommern as no.292.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 25 Jan 2012


Stäbelow Municipality

Stäbelow Flag

[Stäbelow municipal flag] 3:5 image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 4 Jan 2012

It is a blue-yellow-blue vertical triband with ratio 1:2:1. The coat of arms is in the middle of the central stripe.
Source: Hans-Heinz Schütt:"Auf Schild und Flagge" , Schwerin 2011, p.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 4 Jan 2012

Stäbelow Coat of Arms

In a blue shield is a bunch of three golden (= yellow) ears of grain.
Meaning:
According to source the grain is symbolising the importance of agriculture. The number three is symbolising the former municipalities of Stäbelow, Bliesekow and Wilsen, which formed the current muncipality.
Source: Hans-Heinz Schütt:"Auf Schild und Flagge" , Schwerin 2011, p.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 4 Jan 2012

Flag and arms were approved on 24 January 2007 by Minister of Interior of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern and published in the Municipal Roll of Arms Mecklenburg-Vorpommern as no.282.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 4 Jan 2012

Flag and coat of arms were approved by minister of interior of Mecklenburg-Westpomerania on , published in the roll of arms of Mecklenburg-Westpomerania as no. 0


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