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Heraldry of the World Civic heraldry of Germany - Deutsche Wappen (Gemeindewappen/Kreiswappen) |
NORDWESTMECKLENBURG (NWM)
State : Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
Additions : 1994 Gadebusch, Grevesmühlen, Wismar (district); 2011 Wismar (city)
Origin/meaning
The arms were officially granted on July 1, 1996.
The bull's head is derived from the arms of Mecklenburg. The crosier symbolises the diocese, later Principality, of Ratzeburg, as well as the diocese of Schwerin.
Literature : www.nordwestmecklenburg.de