Barth

BARTH Country : Germany State : Mecklenburg-Vorpommern District (Kreis) : Vorpommern-Rügen (1994-2011 Nordvorpommern until 1994 Ribnitz-Damgarten) Loading map... {"minzoom":false,"maxzoom":false,"mappingservice":"leaflet","width":"250px","height":"250px","centre":false,"title":"","label":"","icon":"","lines":[],"polygons":[],"circles":[],"rectangles":[],"copycoords":false,"static":false,"zoom":7,"defzoom":14,"layers":["OpenStreetMap"],"image layers":[],"overlays":[],"resizable":false,"fullscreen":false,"scrollwheelzoom":true,"cluster":false,"clustermaxzoom":20,"clusterzoomonclick":true,"clustermaxradius":80,"clusterspiderfy":true,"geojson":"","clicktarget":"","imageLayers":[],"locations":[{"text":"","title":"","link":"","lat":54.36880000000000023874235921539366245269775390625,"lon":12.7269000000000005456968210637569427490234375,"icon":""}],"imageoverlays":null}

Official blazon

German	Geteilt; oben in Silber ein hersehender braun behaarter und bebarteter Mannskopf; unten in Blau drei schrägrechte silberne Fische, balkenweise gestellt. Auf dem Schild ein blau-silbern bewulsteter Bügelhelm mit goldenem Halskleinod und blau-silbernen Decken, geschmückt mit fünf silbernen Straußenfedern
English	blazon wanted

Origin/meaning

Barth grew around a castle of the Princes of Rügen, built around 1200. In 1225 a Earl of Barth was mentioned, in 1232 the town itself. In the late 13^th century Barth received city rights.

The arms show in the upper part a head, with a canting beard (Bart). The head already appears on a seal from 1404. The meaning or date of addition of the three fish is not known. The oldest seal of the city is known from around 1300 and only shows a ship with two bearded heads on each end.

• Examples of use (click images to enlarge)
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  The seal of 1300

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  Seal from around 1900

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  The arms by Hupp in the Kaffee Hag albums +/- 1925

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  The arms used between 1950-1992

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  The arms on a manhole cover ([1])

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  The arms in the town (image Ralf Fischer)

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  The arms in the town (image Klaas Padberg)

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  The arms on an old map (image Ralf Fischer)

Literature: Bensing, et al 1985; Ewe, 1972