Anklam-Land Subcounty (Germany)

Amt Anklam-Land, Landkreis Vorpommern-Greifswald, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern

Last modified: 2020-04-12 by klaus-michael schneider
Keywords: anklam-land | ducherow | neetzow-liepen | demi-griffin | hill | lozenge | castle | linden(leaf) |
Links: FOTW homepage | search | disclaimer and copyright | write us | mirrors

• Anklam-Land Subcounty
• Municipalities without proper Flags


• Ducherow Municipality
• Ducherow Flag
• Ducherow Coat of Arms


• Neetzow-Liepen Municipality
• Neetzow-Liepen Flag
• Neetzow-Liepen Coat of Arms

• County and Municipal Flags (Mecklenburg-Westpomerania / Mecklenburg-Vorpommern)
• Vorpommern-Greifswald county
• Mecklenburg-Westpomerania (Mecklenburg-Vorpommern)
• Germany

Anklam-Land Subcounty

The subcounty has no proper symbols.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 09 Apr 2020

Municipalities without proper Flags

The following municipalities have no proper flags: Bargischow, Blesewitz, Boldekow, Bugewitz, Butzow, Iven, Krien, Krusenfelde, Medow, Neu Kosenow, Neuenkirchen, Postlow, Rossin, Sarnow, Spantekow, the seat of the subcounty and Stolpe upon Peene.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 09 Apr 2020

Ducherow Municipality

Ducherow Flag

3:5 image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 27 Jan 2012

3:5 image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 27 Jan 2012

The flag is divided per saltire into white (hoist and fly), red (top) and green (bottom). There are versions with (see t image above) or without (see t image above) centred arms.
Sources: Hans-Heinz Schütt:"Auf Schild und Flagge" , Schwerin 2011, p.358 and German WIKIPEDIA
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 27 Jan 2012

Ducherow Coat of Arms

In the base of the silver ( =white) shield is a green hill having three peaks. Above is a red demi-griffin issuant, armed and tongued golden (= yellow) holding a red lozenge between his claws.
Meaning:
The griffin is symbolising (Vor-)Pommern, the lozenge is taken from the arms of the Counts of Schwerin, intermittent rulers in the middle ages. The hill is symbolising the village of Heidberg.
Source: Hans-Heinz Schütt:"Auf Schild und Flagge" , Schwerin 2011, p.358
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 27 Jan 2012

The flag and arms was approved on 30 August 1993 by Minister of Interior of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, the coat of arms already on 10 July 1992. Both were published in the Municipal Roll of Arms Mecklenburg-Vorpommern as no.60.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 27 Jan 2012

Neetzow-Liepen Municipality

Neetzow-Liepen Flag

It is an armourial flag (banner of arms).
Source: information provided per email by Klaus Günther on 2 April 2020
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 12 Apr 2020

Coat of Arms

Shield parted per fess wavy, above Azure an embattled castle Or with two embattled towers, the left one being higher, beneath Argent a linden leaf Vert.
Meaning:
The leaf is representing the village of Liepen. In 1328 it was called "lypa", which means "linden". The castle is a representation of Neetzow Mansion. The line of partition is representing the Peene River.
Source: German WIKIPEDIA
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 12 Apr 2020

Flag and arms were approved on 12 January 2018 by Minister of Interior of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern and published in the Municipal Roll of Arms Mecklenburg-Vorpommern as no.364
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 12 Apr 2020

back to Vorpommern-Greifswald cities and municipalities click here