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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.
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.


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|align="center"|[[File:barthz1.jpg|center|Wappen von {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>The seal of 1300
File:barthz1.jpg|alt=Siegel von Barth|The seal of 1300
|align="center"|[[File:barthz2.jpg|center|Seal of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>Seal from around 1900
File:barthz2.jpg|alt=Siegel von Barth|Seal from around 1900
|align="center"|[[File:barth.hagd.jpg|center|Wappen von {{PAGENAME}}]]  <br/>The arms by [[Otto Hupp|Hupp]] in the [[Kaffee Hag albums]] +/- 1925   
File:barth.hagd.jpg|alt=Wappen von Barth|The arms by [[Otto Hupp|Hupp]] in the [[Kaffee Hag albums]] +/- 1925   
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File:barth.jpg|alt=Wappen von Barth|The arms used between 1950-1992  
|align="center"|[[File:barth.jpg|center|Wappen von {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>The arms used between 1950-1992
File:barth3.jpg|alt=Wappen von Barth|The arms on a manhole cover ([http://www.flickr.com/photos/happycat/234448553/in/set-72057594074292131|source])  
|align="center"|[[File:barth3.jpg|center|Wappen von {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>The arms on a manhole cover ([http://www.flickr.com/photos/happycat/234448553/in/set-72057594074292131|source])
File:barth4.jpg|alt=Wappen von Barth|The arms in the town (image Ralf Fischer)
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File:barthm.jpg|alt=Wappen von Barth|The arms on an old map (image Ralf Fischer)
 
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BARTH

State : Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
District (Kreis) : Vorpommern-Rügen (1994-2011 Nordvorpommern,until 1994 Ribnitz-Damgarten)

Wappen von Barth

Official blazon

(de) 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

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 13th 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.


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