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Demmin was already mentioned as a city in the early 13<sup>th</sup> century. The oldest known seal of the city also dates from the early 13<sup>th</sup> century and shows only a fleur-de-lis. The second seal of the city, known since 1265, already shows the composition as on the present arms. The city gate symbolises the city itself. The small shield shows the arms of the Counts of Pommern, a red griffin and a crest with peacock feathers. In the 13<sup>th</sup> century the city was the seat of a line of the Counts of Pommern. The composition of the arms has not changed since, but the size and shape of the gate has changed often during the centuries. | Demmin was already mentioned as a city in the early 13<sup>th</sup> century. The oldest known seal of the city also dates from the early 13<sup>th</sup> century and shows only a fleur-de-lis. The second seal of the city, known since 1265, already shows the composition as on the present arms. The city gate symbolises the city itself. The small shield shows the arms of the Counts of Pommern, a red griffin and a crest with peacock feathers. In the 13<sup>th</sup> century the city was the seat of a line of the Counts of Pommern. The composition of the arms has not changed since, but the size and shape of the gate has changed often during the centuries. | ||
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Country : Germany  State : Mecklenburg-Vorpommern  District (Kreis) : Mecklenburgische Seenplatte  Additions:
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| German | In Gold eine gezinnte rote Burg mit einem größeren geöffneten, schwarz begatterten Mitteltor und zwei kleineren offenen Seitentoren, zwei spitzbedachten und mit je einer halben silbernen Lilie besteckten Zinnentürmen, deren zwei Geschosse mit je drei betagleuchteten Fenstern versehen sind; zwischen den Türmen schwebt ein rechts gelehnter Schild: in Silber ein aufgerichteter, gold bewehrter roter Greif. Auf dem Schild ein gold gekrönter blauer Spangenhelm mit rot-silbernen Decken und einem natürlichen Pfauenfederbusch. |
| English | blazon wanted |
Origin/meaning
The arms were officially granted on January 31, 2001.
Demmin was already mentioned as a city in the early 13th century. The oldest known seal of the city also dates from the early 13th century and shows only a fleur-de-lis. The second seal of the city, known since 1265, already shows the composition as on the present arms. The city gate symbolises the city itself. The small shield shows the arms of the Counts of Pommern, a red griffin and a crest with peacock feathers. In the 13th century the city was the seat of a line of the Counts of Pommern. The composition of the arms has not changed since, but the size and shape of the gate has changed often during the centuries.
Image gallery
Seal from around 1900
Seal from around 1900
The arms in an album from around 1910
The arms in an album from around 1905
The arms in the Continentale Verlags-Anstalt album, +/- 1910
The arms in the Kurmark Wappenschau album from 1929
The arms by Hupp in the Kaffee Hag albums +/- 1925
The arms in the Abadie albums
The arms on a cigar band
Postal cancellation 1985
Postal cancellation 1990
Postal cancellation 2005
Literature: Bensing et al., 1984
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