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'''SCHWERIN'''
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|[[File:{{PAGENAME}}2.jpg|center|350 px|alt=Wappen von {{PAGENAME}}/Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]]
State : [[Mecklenburg-Vorpommern]]<br/>
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Urban district (Kreisfreie Stadt) : Schwerin<br>
<center>''' {{uc:{{PAGENAME}}}} '''</center><br>
Additions: 1917 Görries; 1928 Lankow, Ostorf; 1936 Friedrichsthal, Groß Medewege, Klein Medewege, Krebsförden, Mueß, Warnitz, Wickendorf-Seehof-Carlshöhe-Paulsdamm; 1970 Wüstmark
'''Country''' : Germany [[File:germany.jpg|60 px|right]]<br><br><br><br>
 
'''State''' : [[Mecklenburg-Vorpommern]][[File:mecklenv1.jpg|60 px|right]]<br><br><br><br>
[[File:schwerin2.jpg|center|Wappen von {{PAGENAME}}]]
'''District (Kreis)''' : Free Urban District (Kreisfreie Stadt) <br><br>
'''Additions''': (to see click on expand)<br>
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* 1917 Görries
* 1928 Lankow
* 1928 Ostorf
* 1936 Friedrichsthal
* 1936 Groß Medewege
* 1936 Klein Medewege
* 1936 Krebsförden
* 1936 Mueß
* 1936 Warnitz
* 1936 Wickendorf-Seehof-Carlshöhe-Paulsdamm
* 1970 Wüstmark
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</div>
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|'''German'''
|'''German'''
| In Blau das goldene Reiterbildnis Herzog Heinrichs des Löwen: ein Ritter mit Topfhelm auf einem gezäumten, schreitenden Ross, in der Rechten eine dreilatzige Fahne und in der Linken einen Dreiecksschild mit einem leopardierten Löwen haltend.
| In Blau das goldene Reiterbildnis Herzog Heinrichs des Löwen: ein Ritter mit Topfhelm auf einem gezäumten, schreitenden Ross, in der Rechten eine dreilatzige Fahne und in der Linken einen Dreiecksschild mit einem leopardierten Löwen haltend.
|-
|'''English'''
| Azure a representation of Duke Henry the Lion as a knight in great helm mounted on a horse trippant holding in his right hand a lance with three-tailed pennon and in his left a shield charged with a lion passant guardant, all Or.
|}


===Origin/meaning===
===Origin/meaning===
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Schwerin probably already received city rights as early as 1177 and became the most important city in the region. The arms show a medieval knight holding a shield with a lion, probably showing the founder of the city, Duke Heinchich der Löwen (Henry the lion) of Sachsen and Bayern. The leopard is the lion of the Welfen family, to which the duke belonged. The image already appeared on the historical seals of the city, as shown below from a seal of 1298.  
Schwerin probably already received city rights as early as 1177 and became the most important city in the region. The arms show a medieval knight holding a shield with a lion, probably showing the founder of the city, Duke Heinchich der Löwen (Henry the lion) of Sachsen and Bayern. The leopard is the lion of the Welfen family, to which the duke belonged. The image already appeared on the historical seals of the city, as shown below from a seal of 1298.  
{|align="center"
|align="center"|[[File:schwerinz1.jpg|center|Wappen von {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>The seal of 1298
|align="center"|[[File:schwerinz4.jpg|center|Wappen von {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>The seal of 1351
|}


The arms of 1858 are nearly identical to the present arms, there are some differences in the shape and armour of the knight, and the lion is shown as a normal lion, not as a leopard as in the present arms. In 1939 the small shield was changed into the original colours of the Welfen family, see below. In 1991 the historical arms (in two colours) were restored again.
The arms of 1858 are nearly identical to the present arms, there are some differences in the shape and armour of the knight, and the lion is shown as a normal lion, not as a leopard as in the present arms. In 1939 the small shield was changed into the original colours of the Welfen family, see below. In 1991 the historical arms (in two colours) were restored again.


{|align="center"
===Image gallery===
|align="center"|[[File:schwerin4.jpg|center|Wappen von {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>Images of the arms of Schwerin from the 1890s, with on the left the bull's head of Mecklenburg on the shield and banner
<gallery widths=250px heights=200px perrow=0>
|align="center"|[[File:schwerin5.jpg|center|Wappen von {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>
File:schwerinz1.jpg|alt=Wappen von Schwerin/Arms (crest) of Schwerin|The seal of 1298
|}       
File:schwerinz4.jpg|alt=Wappen von Schwerin/Arms (crest) of Schwerin|The seal of 1351
File:schwerin4.jpg|alt=Wappen von Schwerin/Arms (crest) of Schwerin|The arms of Schwerin from the 1890s, with on the left the bull's head of Mecklenburg on the shield and banner
File:schwerin5.jpg|alt=Wappen von Schwerin/Arms (crest) of Schwerin|The arms of Schwerin from the 1890s, with on the left the bull's head of Mecklenburg on the shield and banner
File:schwerinz2.jpg|alt=Wappen von Schwerin/Arms (crest) of Schwerin|Seal of the city from around 1900
File:schwerinz3.jpg|alt=Wappen von Schwerin/Arms (crest) of Schwerin|Seal of the city from around 1900
File:Schwerin.sc.jpg|alt=Wappen von Schwerin/Arms (crest) of Schwerin|The arms in an [[Schuberts Album deutscher Staaten und Städtewappen|album]] from around 1910
File:221b.wsa.jpg|alt=Wappen von Schwerin/Arms (crest) of Schwerin|The arms in the [[Wappen-Sammlung Series 2 Cities and regions|Wappen-Sammlung]] (+/- 1910)
File:schwerin.hagd.jpg|alt=Wappen von Schwerin/Arms (crest) of Schwerin|The arms by [[Otto Hupp|Hupp]] in the [[Kaffee Hag albums]] +/- 1925 
File:Schwerin.abd.jpg|alt=Wappen von Schwerin/Arms (crest) of Schwerin|The arms in the [[Abdulla-Deutsche Städtewappen]] album 1930s
File:Schwerin.aur.jpg|alt=Wappen von Schwerin/Arms (crest) of Schwerin|The arms in the [[Staats-Wappen und Flaggen (Unter dem Olympia-Banner)]] album 1930s
File:3296.aba.jpg|alt=Wappen von Schwerin/Arms (crest) of Schwerin|The arms in the [[Abadie]] albums
File:schwerin.jpg|alt=Wappen von Schwerin/Arms (crest) of Schwerin|The arms from 1939
File:Schwerin.kos.jpg|alt=Wappen von Schwerin/Arms (crest) of Schwerin|The arms in an [[Kosmos Deutsche Stadtwappen aus West und Ost|album]], 1950s
File:schwerincover.jpg|alt=Wappen von Schwerin/Arms (crest) of Schwerin|The arms on a manhole cover
File:Schwerinp2.jpg|alt=Wappen von Schwerin/Arms (crest) of Schwerin|Postal cancellation 1977 (with [[Toruń]])
File:Schwerinp1.jpg|alt=Wappen von Schwerin/Arms (crest) of Schwerin|Postal cancellation 1982
File:Schwerinp.jpg|alt=Wappen von Schwerin/Arms (crest) of Schwerin|Postal cancellation 1983 (with [[Tallinn]])
File:de-schwerinb.jpg|alt=Wappen von Schwerin/Arms (crest) of Schwerin|The arms on a cover (with [[Bydgoszcz]])
File:de-schwerin.jpg|alt=Wappen von Schwerin/Arms (crest) of Schwerin|The arms on a cover
</gallery>      


[[Civic Heraldry Literature - Germany|'''Literature''']]: Bensing et al., 1984; Schütt, 2002


{|align="center"
{{de}}
|align="center"|[[File:schwerinz2.jpg|center|Wappen von {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>Seal of the city from around 1900
|align="center"|[[File:schwerinz3.jpg|center|Wappen von {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>Seal of the city from around 1900
|-
|align="center"|[[File:schwerin.hagd.jpg|center|Wappen von {{PAGENAME}}]]  <br/>The arms by [[Otto Hupp|Hupp]] in the [[Kaffee Hag albums]] +/- 1925 
|align="center"|[[File:schwerin.jpg|center|Wappen von {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>The arms from 1939
|-
|align="center"|[[File:3296.aba.jpg|center|Arms of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>The arms in the [[Abadie]] albums
|align="center"|[[File:schwerincover.jpg|center|400 px]] <br/>The arms on a manhole cover
|-
|align="center"|[[File:{{PAGENAME}}p2.jpg|center|350 px|Wappen von {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>Postal cancellation 1977 (with [[Toruń]])
|align="center"|[[File:{{PAGENAME}}p1.jpg|center|350 px|Wappen von {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>Postal cancellation 1982
|-
|align="center"|[[File:{{PAGENAME}}p.jpg|center|350 px|Wappen von {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>Postal cancellation 1983 (with [[Tallinn]])
|}      
 
{{media}}
{{media}}
[[Civic Heraldry Literature - Germany|Literature]] : Bensing et al., 1984; Schütt, 2002


[[Category:German Municipalities S]]
[[Category:German Municipalities S]]

Latest revision as of 06:11, 10 February 2024

Wappen von Schwerin/Arms (crest) of Schwerin
SCHWERIN

Country : Germany
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State : Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
Mecklenv1.jpg




District (Kreis) : Free Urban District (Kreisfreie Stadt)

Additions: (to see click on expand)

  • 1917 Görries
  • 1928 Lankow
  • 1928 Ostorf
  • 1936 Friedrichsthal
  • 1936 Groß Medewege
  • 1936 Klein Medewege
  • 1936 Krebsförden
  • 1936 Mueß
  • 1936 Warnitz
  • 1936 Wickendorf-Seehof-Carlshöhe-Paulsdamm
  • 1970 Wüstmark


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Official blazon
German In Blau das goldene Reiterbildnis Herzog Heinrichs des Löwen: ein Ritter mit Topfhelm auf einem gezäumten, schreitenden Ross, in der Rechten eine dreilatzige Fahne und in der Linken einen Dreiecksschild mit einem leopardierten Löwen haltend.
English Azure a representation of Duke Henry the Lion as a knight in great helm mounted on a horse trippant holding in his right hand a lance with three-tailed pennon and in his left a shield charged with a lion passant guardant, all Or.

Origin/meaning

The arms were granted on April 10, 1858, changed on September 30, 1939 and again on February 11, 1991.

Schwerin probably already received city rights as early as 1177 and became the most important city in the region. The arms show a medieval knight holding a shield with a lion, probably showing the founder of the city, Duke Heinchich der Löwen (Henry the lion) of Sachsen and Bayern. The leopard is the lion of the Welfen family, to which the duke belonged. The image already appeared on the historical seals of the city, as shown below from a seal of 1298.

The arms of 1858 are nearly identical to the present arms, there are some differences in the shape and armour of the knight, and the lion is shown as a normal lion, not as a leopard as in the present arms. In 1939 the small shield was changed into the original colours of the Welfen family, see below. In 1991 the historical arms (in two colours) were restored again.

Image gallery

Literature: Bensing et al., 1984; Schütt, 2002




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