List of flags in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania
This list shows the flags in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania with its parts of the country, districts and independent cities. In Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania , upright rectangular flags like banners play a subordinate role, if at all, then only as portrait flags . Further flags of the cities and municipalities belonging to the district can be reached via the navigation bar at the end of the page.
- Important NOTE
- At the time of writing this article there are only a few flag images, but the placeholders
for hoisting flags and 
banners. Corresponding placeholders 
are also common on the coat of arms lists and a request to find the missing images or to create and upload them.
State flag and state service flag
| country | Hoist flag | banner | Comments |
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Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania
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Country flag 3: 5 ? ?  
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 1: 2 (or longer) ? ?
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Established by law on July 23, 1991: In the constitution of the state of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania it only says: The national emblem law states: Hoisting flags have a ratio of 25 (length) to 15 (width). Hanging flags are at least five parts longer, banners are usually twice as long. |
State service flag 3: 5 ? ?.svg) 
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 1: 2 (or longer) ? ?
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Parts of the country
Section 1 (3) of the National Signs Act stipulates: "In the regions of Mecklenburg and Western Pomerania, the traditional colors and flags can also be used."
| Part of the country | Hoist flag | banner | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
Mecklenburg part of the country
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 3: 5 ?
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The Mecklenburg part of the state continues the colors used by the historic state of Mecklenburg, originally determined by the Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin on March 26, 1813:
"The flag of the state of Mecklenburg ... is evenly striped lengthways with ultramarine blue, yellow and vermilion ... There are no coats of arms on the flags of the regions." |
Part of Western Pomerania
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 3: 5 ?
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The region of Western Pomerania continues the colors that the Prussian province of Pomerania officially adopted on October 22, 1882:
"... The flag of the West Pomerania region is uniformly striped lengthways in blue and white ... There are no coats of arms on the flags of the regions." |
Higher municipal association
The statutes of the Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania Municipal Social Association only have an official seal, but neither coat of arms nor flag:
"The Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania Municipal Social Association carries the state seal with the coat of arms of the Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania region, a looking bull's head with a torn neck and a crown."
Counties
| district | Hoist flag | Comments |
|---|---|---|
District Ludwigslust-Parchim
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 3: 5 ?
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Resolved by the district council on May 8, 2014, approved by the Minister of the Interior of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania on ????:
“The flag of the Ludwigslust-Parchim district is split and half-split in a ratio of one third to two thirds of the length of the flag cloth. The field on the leech is blue. The field at the flying end is evenly striped lengthways with yellow and red. On the fields are the figures of the district coat of arms: in the field on the Liek in the middle a striding, yellow-armored white gray heron, at the flying end in the middle of the gap in the upper field shifted downwards a yellow crowned black bull's head with closed mouth, in the lower field shifted slightly upwards two yellow oak leaves with yellow acorns that have grown together. The height of the flag cloth is related to the length as 3 to 5. " |
Mecklenburg Lake District 
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 5: 3 ?
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Resolved by the district council on December 2, 2013, approved by the Minister of the Interior of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania on March 11, 2014:
The Mecklenburg Lake District district has the following coat of arms : “Split and divided in half by a wave cut; in front in gold a half-looking bull's head at the crack with closed mouth, knocked out red tongue with silver horn; at the top in silver an upright red griffin reinforced with gold with a raised tail, at the bottom in blue seven silver wavy threads. " “The flag of the district is evenly striped in blue and yellow across the longitudinal axis of the flag cloth. In the middle of the flag is the coat of arms of the district, spanning one third of the length of the blue and yellow stripes. The height of the flag is related to the length as 3 to 5. " |
Northwest Mecklenburg District 
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2: 3 ?
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Approved by the Minister of the Interior of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania on February 16, 2012:
The district of Northwest Mecklenburg has the following coat of arms : “Split; in front in gold a half-looking, gold-crowned black bull's head at the crack with a torn red mouth, silver teeth, a knocked out red tongue, torn neck fur and silver horns; in the back in a three-way field of silver and red, a crook in mixed up colors. "[...] “The district of Northwest Mecklenburg flies a flag. The flag of the district of Northwest Mecklenburg is split evenly and transversely to the longitudinal axis of the flag cloth. The leech half is yellow. On it lies in the middle of the gap, 14/15 the height of the flag cloth, a figure of the district coat of arms: a half-looking, gold-crowned black bull's head with a torn red mouth, silver teeth, a knocked out red tongue, torn neck fur and silver horns. Half of the cantilever end is evenly striped lengthways with white, red, white and red. On it lies in the middle near the gap, 14/15 the height of the flag cloth, a figure of the district coat of arms: a crook in mixed up colors. The height of the flag is related to the length like 2 to 3. " |
Rostock district 
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 2: 3 ?
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Approved by the Interior Minister of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania on November 15, 2011:
The district of Rostock has the following coat of arms : “Divided by gold and blue, on top of it two diagonally crossed crooks divided by red and gold with turned crook. Above is a gold-crowned black bull's head looking forward with a closed mouth, a knocked-out red tongue and silver horns; below a torn, red-tongued, golden griffin head. " The flag described below is derived from this coat of arms: “The flag of the district of Rostock is evenly divided lengthways by yellow and blue. The stripes are covered with the figures of the coat of arms: two diagonally crossed crooks, divided by red and yellow, with turned curvature, which take up 1/3 the height and 2/3 the length of the flag cloth; in the middle of the yellow band a looking, gold-crowned black bull's head with closed mouth, a knocked out red tongue and silver horns and in the middle of the blue stripe a torn, red-tongued, golden griffin head, which occupy 3/4 of the respective stripe. The height of the flag is related to the length like 2 to 3. " |
District of Vorpommern-Greifswald 
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 no flag |
Although the district has its own coat of arms and official seal, it does not yet have a flag. |
District of Western Pomerania-Rügen 
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3: 5 ?
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Resolved by the district council on September 2, 2013:
The district of Vorpommern-Rügen has the following coat of arms : "Above a blue shield base, inside a striding red-tongued golden griffin with a raised tail, split in front in gold a left-turned, upright, red-tongued black griffin with a raised tail, the lower wing feathers of the wing silver, behind in gold a red crowned, tongued and valued, double-tailed black lion growing out of floating, open red stepped gables made of five stones. In the gap between the fangs of the griffin and the paws of the lion, not touching, a red shield with a silver arrowhead surmounted by a silver paw cross. ” (Coat of arms approved on March 7, 2013) “The flag of the district of Vorpommern-Rügen is evenly striped lengthways with blue and yellow. In the middle of the flag is the coat of arms of the district, two thirds of the height of the blue and yellow stripes. The height of the flag cloth is related to the length as 3: 5. " |
Former counties and historical flags
| district | Hoist flag | Comments |
|---|---|---|
District Bad Doberan 
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 3: 5 ? 
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Approved by the Minister of the Interior of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania on August 1, 1996:
The Bad Doberan district had the following coat of arms : “Divided by a lying silver abbot's staff with the curvature turned upwards and forwards; above, in blue, a striding golden griffin with an upturned tail and a knocked out red tongue; below, in gold, a black bull's head looking forward with a closed mouth, a knocked-out red tongue and silver horns, on the forehead a golden crown of princes, of which five prongs alternately decorated with lilies and pearls are visible. " (Coat of arms approved on December 5, 1995) The district of Bad Doberan carried the flag described below: “The flag of the district is evenly striped lengthways of yellow and blue. In the middle, at two thirds of the height of the yellow and blue stripes, is the coat of arms of the district. The height of the flag is related to the length like 3 to 5. " |
Demmin district 
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 3: 5 ?
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Approved by the Minister of the Interior of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania on March 26, 1996:
The Demmin district used the coat of arms : “Half-divided and split, from above a black bull's head looking out in gold with a closed mouth, a knocked-out red tongue and silver horns, on the forehead a golden crown of princes, of which five prongs alternately decorated with lilies and pearls are visible , in the back in blue a floating, tinned silver castle with an open gate and a pinnacle tower, the pointed roof of which is crowned with a lily and the three floors of which are each provided with three daylighted windows, divided from below: above in red a growing silver griffin, below of gold and blue. " (coat of arms approved on June 8, 1995) The flag of the Demmin district shows the color sequence blue-yellow-red-white-red-yellow-blue in seven vertical stripes of different heights. The blue stripes each take up a fifth, the yellow stripes each a quarter, the red stripes each a thirtieth and the white stripe a fifteenth of the height of the flag cloth. In the middle of the red and white stripes, overlapping four-fifths of the yellow stripes, there is the circular coat of arms. The length of the flag is related to the height as 5: 3. |
District of Güstrow 
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according to the main statute no flag |
The district of Güstrow had coats of arms and official seals, but no flag of its own. |
Ludwigslust district 
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3: 5 ?
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Resolved by the district council on December 12, 1996, approved by the Minister of the Interior of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania on August 28, 1997:
The Ludwigslust district has the following coat of arms : “Divided by a wave cut of red and silver; above a striding golden horse; below three fan-shaped green oak leaves grown together. " (Coat of arms approved on February 20, 1997) “The flag of the Ludwigslust district is uniformly striped lengthways in yellow and green. In the middle of the flag - at five ninths of the height of the yellow and green stripes - is the coat of arms of the district. The length of the flag is related to the height like 5 to 3. " |
District Mecklenburg-Strelitz
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according to the main statute no flag |
The Mecklenburg-Strelitz district had coats of arms and official seals, but no flag of its own. |
Müritz district 
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 3: 5 ?
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Approved by the Minister of the Interior of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania on December 7, 1995: The Müritz district had the following coat of arms : “Above a four-fold tinned red wall shield base with an open gate, in it silver-waved blue water, split by gold and blue; in front a black bull's head with silver horns, a closed mouth, a knocked out red tongue and a golden crown showing five prongs alternately decorated with lilies and pearls; in the back a silver osprey with a closed flight and a silver fish in its claws. ” (Coat of arms approved on March 25, 1995) “The flag of the Müritz district consists of two longitudinal stripes of equal width. The upper stripe is divided into a red upper corner and a yellow flight side. The lower stripe shows the color blue. In the middle - slightly shifted towards the top of the flag cloth - is the coat of arms of the district. The coat of arms takes up two thirds of the height of the flag cloth. The length of the flag is related to the height like 5 to 3. " |
District of Northern Pomerania 
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2: 3 ?
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Approved by the Interior Minister of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania on December 3, 1997:
The coat of arms of the Northern Pomerania district : “Split by blue and gold; in front a golden griffin turned to the left with a knocked out red tongue and a raised tail; behind a black griffin with a knocked out red tongue and a raised tail, the two lower flight feathers of the flight silver. " The flag of the district of North Western Pomerania is evenly striated across from blue and gold (yellow), on the blue stripe there is a left-facing griffin with a knocked out red tongue and a raised tail, on the golden (yellow) stripe there is a black griffin with a knocked out red tongue and raised tail, the two lower flight feathers of the flight are silver (white). The length of the flag cloth is related to the height as 3: 2. |
Northwest Mecklenburg District 
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3: 5 ?
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Approved by the Interior Minister of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania on January 10, 2006: The coat of arms of the district of Northwest Mecklenburg (district coat of arms ) shows: “In a split shield in front in gold at the gap a half-facing black bull's head with silver horns, golden crown, open mouth, silver teeth, knocked out red tongue and torn neck fur, the edge of which is cut out in an arc shape; behind in blue a standing golden bishop's staff. " (coat of arms approved on July 1, 1996) The district of Northwest Mecklenburg flies a flag. “The flag of the district is evenly striped in blue and yellow across the longitudinal axis of the flag cloth. In the middle of the flag is the coat of arms of the district, spanning one third of the length of the blue and yellow stripes. The height of the flag is related to the length as 3: 5. " |
Ostvorpommern district 
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3: 5 ?
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Resolved by the district council on January 29, 1998, approved by the Minister of the Interior of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania on February 20, 1998: The district of Ostvorpommern carried the coat of arms described below: "In gold, an upright black griffin with a knocked out red tongue and a raised tail." In yellow, the flag shows something to the left of an upright black griffin with a knocked out red tongue and a raised tail. The relation of the height of the flag cloth to the length is like 3: 5. |
district Parchim 
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 2: 3 ?
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Approved by the Interior Minister of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania on June 7, 1995:
“The flag of the Parchim district consists of yellow cloth and is covered with the figures of the district coat of arms; on the leech at the top a blue sloping corner that takes up half the height and half the length of the flag cloth; in the middle a looking black bull's head with black horns, a closed mouth and a golden crown, of which three cloverleaf prongs are visible, and which takes up two thirds of the height and one third of the length of the flag cloth; at the flying end at the bottom a blue oblique corner that takes up half the height and half the length of the flag cloth; the length of the flag cloth is related to the height as 3: 2. " |
Rügen district 
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3: 5 ?
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Resolved by the district council on December 7, 1995:
The district had the coat of arms described below : “Divided by gold over blue; above a red crowned and armored black lion with a double tail, which grows out of the stepped gable made of five red stones in the lower field. A people's crown rests on the shield; it consists of a golden hoop adorned with red stones and adorned with five ornamental leaves. ” (Coat of arms approved on January 18, 1993) The flag of the former Rügen district is a coat of arms flag. It shows two longitudinal stripes of equal width in the colors yellow (above) and blue (below). On the upper strip is a red crowned and reinforced black lion with a double tail, which grows out of the stepped gable made of five red stones on the lower strip. The length of the flag cloth is related to the height as 5: 3. |
District Uecker-Randow 
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3: 5 ?
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Approved by the Minister of the Interior of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania on January 31, 2000:
The district of Uecker-Randow carried the coat of arms : “In silver a corrugated shield base made of blue, covered with two silver corrugated bars, tapering upwards, tinned red brick round tower with a flattened pointed roof and two black windows arranged in bars, accompanied: on the right by a gold-reinforced red griffin , to the left of a gold-armored red eagle. " (Coat of arms approved on June 6, 1995) The district flag of the district of Uecker-Randow alternately showed the colors red-silver (white) -blue-silver (white) -red in five vertical stripes. The red stripes each take up a quarter, the blue stripe takes up an eighteenth of the flag height. In the middle of the flag cloth is the circular coat of arms that interrupts the blue stripe. The height of the coat of arms is related to the height of the flag cloth as 4: 9. The relationship between the height and length of the flag cloth is like 3: 5. |
One district cities
| city | Hoist flag | Comments |
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Hanseatic City of Rostock 
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 3: 5 ?
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The Hanseatic city of Rostock had the colors blue, white and red as early as the 15th century. Determined in today's form by a resolution of the city in 1936, confirmed in 1946 and 1991:
“The city colors are blue, silver and red. See also the article: Rostock flags |
State capital Schwerin 
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 7: 9 ?
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Approved by the Interior Minister of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania in 1994:
"The city coat of arms shows the golden equestrian portrait of Duke Henry the Lion in blue: a knight with a helmet on a bridled, striding horse who holds a three-lobed flag in his right hand and a triangular shield with a leopard lion in his left." (The coat of arms opens a seal from the 13th century.) “The city flag has three longitudinal stripes. The outer stripes show the color yellow and each take up two sevenths of the height. The middle stripe shows the color blue. It occupies three-seventh of the height and is covered with the yellow heraldic figure, which is slightly shifted towards the leech. The height of the flag is related to the length as 7 to 9. " |
See also
Web links
- Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania at Kommunalflaggen.de
- District and municipality flags in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania at FOTW
References and comments
- ↑ Article 1 paragraph 3 of the constitution of the state of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania of May 23, 1993, GVOBl. MV 1993, p. 372
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↑ § 1 paragraph 1 and 2 of the law on the national emblems of the country - national emblems law - in the version of the announcement of July 23, 1991, GVOBl. MV 1991, p. 293.
Samples 1 to 3 ( Memento of the original of October 4, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. show the state flag, the state service flag and the standard for the president of the state parliament, the prime minister and the other members of the state government, samples 4 to 5 ( memento of the original from October 4, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked . Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. the large and the small state coat of arms. A precise definition of the flags can be found in the application guideline for flags on one country - one image, corporate design for Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania and its state government ( Memento from September 24, 2003 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ § 1 paragraph 3 of the law on the national emblems of the state - national emblems law - in the version of the announcement of July 23, 1991, GVOBl. MV 1991, p. 293.
- ↑ a b Application guidelines for flags on one country - one picture, corporate design for Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania and its state government ( Memento from September 24, 2003 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ § 1 Paragraph 2 of the Association Statutes of the Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania Municipal Social Association
- ↑ Large majority in the district council decides on a new district coat of arms. in: Unser Landkreisbote No. 05 - May 23, 2014 - 4th volume ( Memento from October 31, 2014 in the Internet Archive ), page 3
- ↑ § 1 paragraph 4 of the main statute of the Ludwigslust-Parchim district ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ a b Resolution draft KT 43/2013 district coat of arms and flag (PDF; 554.7 kB) on the coat of arms.pdf at the meeting of the Mecklenburg Lake District District Council on December 2, 2014
- ↑ Coat of arms and flag of the Mecklenburg Lake District district
- ↑ Press release of March 11, 2014: "Coat of arms and flag for the Mecklenburg Lake District / Interior Minister Caffier handed over the approval document"
- ↑ § 2 Paragraphs 1 and 3 of the main statute of the district of Northwest Mecklenburg ( Memento of the original from August 5, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Coat of arms approval from the Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania Ministry of the Interior from November 15, 2011
- ↑ a b § 3 Paragraphs 1 and 2 of the main statute of the Rostock district ( Memento of the original from May 3, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ The blazon of the coat of arms reads: “Divided by silver and gold by a slanted blue bar; covered by an upright, golden armored red griffin with a raised tail. "( Resolution 259-16 / 13 of the district council of Vorpommern-Greifswald of December 9, 2013)
- ^ Letter of arms from March 7, 2013
- ↑ a b § 2 paragraph 1 and 2 of the main statute of the district of Vorpommern-Rügen
- ^ Resolution on the adoption of a flag for the district of Vorpommern-Rügen from September 2, 2013 (PDF, 202 kB)
- ↑ a b § 1 paragraph 1 and 2 of the main statute for the Bad Doberan district ( Memento from June 7, 2008 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ § 2 paragraph 1 of the main statute of the Demmin district ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
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↑ § 1 paragraph 2 of the main statute for the district of Güstrow of March 17, 2004 reads:
"The district of Güstrow does not fly a flag."
(Quoted from Kommunalflaggen.de: District of Güstrow ) - ↑ a b § 1 paragraph 3 and 4 of the main statute of the district Ludwigslust of October 22, 2005, quoted from kommunalflaggen.de: district Ludwigslust .
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↑ § 1 paragraph 1 to 3 of the main statute of the district of Mecklenburg-Strelitz ( Memento from July 31, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) reads:
(1) The district of Mecklenburg-Strelitz has its own coat of arms.
(2) The coat of arms shows split and half split; in front in blue a tinned silver wall with a pointed tin tower; in the back above, in gold, a black bull's head looking forward with an open mouth, silver teeth, a knocked out red tongue, silver horns and a torn neck fur, the edge of which is cut out in an arch and shows seven points; in the lower back a silver Maltese cross in red.
(3) The official seal shows the district coat of arms and the inscription "LANDKREIS MECKLENBURG-STRLELITZ" - ↑ a b Müritz district: coat of arms and flag ( memento from October 23, 2009 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ a b § 2 Paragraphs 1 and 3 of the main statute of the district of Northwest Mecklenburg in the version of February 27, 2006, quoted from Kommunalflaggen.de: District Northwest Mecklenburg
- ↑ § 1 paragraph 5 of the main statutes of the Parchim district ( Memento of the original from September 23, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ § 2 of the main statutes of the Rügen district
- ↑ Hanseatic City of Rostock: Flag of the Hanseatic City of Rostock ( Memento of the original from June 23, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ § 1 paragraph 2 and 3 of the main statute of the Hanseatic City of Rostock ( Memento from January 2, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) (PDF, 67.0 kB)
- ↑ a b § 1 paragraph 2 and 3 of the main statute for the state capital Schwerin
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