Last modified: 2020-04-07 by 
klaus-michael schneider
Keywords: nord-ruegen | breege | dranske | glowe | lohme | sagard | wiek(ruegen) | anchor | demi-lion | blackthorn | stone | swan | crowns(3) | odeon | beehive | flail | ship |
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![[Sagard municipal flag]](../images/d/de-vr-12-sg.gif)
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image by Jörg Majewski, 7 Feb 2012
The subcounty has no proper symbols.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 2 Apr 2020
The following municipalities have no proper flags: Altenkirchen and Putgarten.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 2 Apr 2020
![[Breege municipal flag]](../images/d/de-vr-12-br.gif)
3:5 image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 4 Jan 2009
It is a blue-white horizontal bicolour with centred arms.
Source: I spotted this flag on 3 January 2008 at Breege ferry pier.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 4 Jan 2009
Shield is parted per fess, above Argent a demi-lion rampant double queued Gules armed and tongued Or, beneath Azure an anchor Or with a rope of the same flanked by two linden leaves Argent.
Meaning:
Source: Hans-Heinz Schütt:"Auf Schild und Flagge" , Schwerin 2011, p.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 4 Jan 2009
Flag and arms were approved on by Minister of Interior of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern and published in the Municipal Roll of Arms Mecklenburg-Vorpommern as no.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 4 Jan 2009
![[Dranske municipal flag]](../images/d/de-vr-12-dk.gif)
3:5 image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 4 Apr 2020
It is an armourial flag (banner of arms).
Source: Stefan Schwoon's database
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 4 Apr 2020
Shield parted per fess wavy, above Argent a blackthorn branch sable in bend sinister with six leaves Vert and four sloes Azure, beneath Azure a sailing ship Argent having two masts and five sails.
Meaning:
The name of the municipality is derived from the Slavic word Dransky (= stick), represented by the blackthorn. The vessel is the mail ship POSTHORNETT, alluding to the fact that there had been a mail line from Dranske to Swedish Ystad since 1684. The way line is alluding to the location of the municipality on the shores of the Baltic.
Source: German WIKIPEDIA
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 4 Apr 2020
Flag and arms were approved on 4 July 2011 by Minister of Interior of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern and published in the Municipal Roll of Arms Mecklenburg-Vorpommern as no.336.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 4 Apr 2020
![[Glowe municipal flag]](../images/d/de-vr-12-gl.gif)
3:5 image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 31 Aug 2008
It is a vertically divided tricolour from hoist to fly into green, yellow and blue. The ratio between stripes is estimated 1:3:1. In the centre of the yellow field is the coat of arms.
Source: I spotted this flag on top of the administration hut on 3 January 2008 in Glowe.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 31 Aug 2008
![[Glowe coat of arms]](../images/d/de-vr-12-gl).gif)
Image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 31 Aug 2008
Shield parted by a fess embattled Gules, above Vert a chevron Argent superimposed by a counts cornet Or, beneath Azure a steering wheel Or.
Meaning:
The fess embattled is representing Spyker Castle, which was built in the 2nd half of the 16th century and reconstructed by the Swedish Governor General Carl Gustav Wrangel (1613 - 1676) between 1650 and 1655. It is also a differentiation of the family arms of Wrangel as Count of Salmis, having a black embattled fess. Coronet and chevron are representing the Königshörn, a nearby vantage point. Finally the steering wheel is symbolising the location on the shores of the Baltic and the local harbour.
Source: Hans-Heinz Schütt:"Auf Schild und Flagge" , Schwerin 2011, p.390
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 31 Aug 2008
Flag and arms were approved on 16 February 2005 by Minister of Interior of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern and published in the Municipal Roll of Arms Mecklenburg-Vorpommern as no.294
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 31 Aug 2008
![[ flag]](../images/d/de-vr-12-lo.gif)
3:5 image by Jens Pattke, 13 Nov 2010
The light blue flag is divided by two vertical white stripes with ratio altogether 1:1:6:1:1. In the centre are the charges of the local coat of arms.
Source:
Source: Description at Stefan Schwoon's database, entry no.13061022, reconfirmed by Jens Pattke, who spotted this flag
Klaus-Michael Schneider and Jens Pattke, 13 Nov 2010
In a blue field is a silver (=white) swan with spread out wings, armed golden (=yellow), standing on a grey stone. Note that the grey stone in fact is white.
Meaning:
The stone in the arms is representing a special attraction, a granite stone, being polished for thousands of years by ice and waves and lying on the beach of Lohme. The stone is a real heavyweight, having estimated 162 metric tons. The stone is called the swan's stone. The swan is also alluding to the many swans on the local creeks and ponds. The tinctures blue and white are alluding to the Baltic and the chalk rocks of Jasmund Peninsula. Furthermore they are taken from the arms of the Lords of Jasmund, local rulers from the 15th to the 17th century.
Source: Hans-Heinz Schütt:"Auf Schild und Flagge" , Schwerin 2011, p.393
Klaus-Michael Schneider and Jens Pattke, 13 Nov 2010 / 5 Apr 2020
The coat of arms was approved on 9 July 2001 and the flag 21 October 2002 by Minister of Interior of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern and published in the Municipal Roll of Arms Mecklenburg-Vorpommern as no.247
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 13 Nov 2010
It is a blue-white-blue horizontal triband with ratio of stripes 1:2:1 with centred arms in the white stripe.
Source: Hans-Heinz Schütt:"Auf Schild und Flagge" , Schwerin 2011, p.399
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 7 Feb 2012
Shield parted per chevron abased, above Azure an odeon Argent flanked by two embowed grain ears Or, beneath Or three crowns Azure ordered 1:2.
Meaning:
The grain is symbolising agriculture. The odeon had been built upon a fountain and is reminding on the local spa. The crowns had been the trade mark of Kreidewerk Rügen, a producer of Paris white, which is used for tooth paste and in spas.
Source: Hans-Heinz Schütt:"Auf Schild und Flagge" , Schwerin 2011, p.399
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 7 Feb 2012
Flag and arms were approved at the end of 1988 or the beginning of 1989 by Minister of Interior of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern and published in the Municipal Roll of Arms Mecklenburg-Vorpommern as no.11
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 7 Feb 2012
![[Wiek municipal flag]](../images/d/de-vr-12-wi.gif)
3:5 image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 23 Jan 2012
It is a red-yellow horizontal bicolour with centre arms.
Source: Hans-Heinz Schütt:"Auf Schild und Flagge" , Schwerin 2011, p.404
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 23 Jan 2012
Shield iparted per fess, above Gules a beehive Or superimposing two flails of the same in saltire, beneath Or a viking ship Azure.
Meaning:
The beehive is alluding to the former Slavic name Medov (=honey). The flails are symbolising agriculture in the past and nowadays. The viking ship is symbolising the presence of vikings in the past and the importance of sailing nowadays.
Source: Hans-Heinz Schütt:"Auf Schild und Flagge" , Schwerin 2011, p.404
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 23 Jan 2012
Flag and arms were approved on 12 June 2001 by Minister of Interior of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern and published in the Municipal Roll of Arms Mecklenburg-Vorpommern as no.224.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 23 Jan 2012
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