Rostock

	ROSTOCK Country :Germany State : Mecklenburg-Vorpommern District (Kreis) :Free Urban District (Kreisfreie Stadt) Additions:(to see click on expand) 1913 Dierkow 1919 Barnstorf 1919 Bartelsdorf 1919 Bramow 1919 Brinckmansdorf 1919 Dalwitzhof 1919 Damerow 1919 Kassebohm 1919 Riekdahl 1924 Hinrichshagen 1924 Markgrafenheide 1924 Meyers Hausstelle 1924 Schnatermann 1924 Torfbrücke 1924 Waldhaus 1924 Wiethagen 1934 Diedrichshagen 1934 Gehlsdorf 1934 Groß Klein 1934 Lütten Klein 1934 Marienehe 1934 Schmarl 1934 Schutow 1950 Biestow 1950 Evershagen 1950 Krummendorf 1950 Peez 1950 Petersdorf über Rostock 1950 Stuthof 1950 Toitenwinkel 1960 Hinrichsdorf 1960Nienhagen 1978 Jürgeshof 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":54.09020000000000294448909698985517024993896484375,"lon":12.12780000000000057980287238024175167083740234375,"icon":""}],"imageoverlays":null}

Official blazon
German	Ein geteilter Schild; oben in Blau ein schreitender goldener Greif mit aufgeworfenem Schweif und ausgeschlagener roter Zunge; unten von Silber über Rot geteilt.
English	Party per fess Azure a griffin passant Or langed Gules, the base also per fess Argent and Gules.

Origin/meaning

The arms combine the griffin of the Princes of Rostock with the arms of the Hanseatic League of cities. The griffin first appears on the second known seal of the city, which is known since 1367. The first seal showed a bull's head with a sun and a crescent. The third seal also shows only the griffin(below). The bull's head is the arms of Mecklenburg and the princes of Rostock were a branch of the Dukes of Mecklenburg.

Image gallery

Seal from 1351
>Seal from 1384
Small seal from late 14th century
The arms in the Armorial Jörg Rügen (1495)
(the arms are from the Lordship Stargard though)
The arms in a manuscript from 1514
The arms in a 16th century manuscript
The arms on a 1567 coin
The arms on a 1643 coin
The arms on a 1762 coin
The arms on a 1855 coin
Seal from around 1900
The arms in an album from around 1910
The arms in an album from around 1905
The arms in the Emmerlinge Series
The arms by Hupp in the Kaffee Hag albums +/- 1925
The arms in the Abdulla album, 1928
The arms in the Abadie albums
The arms in an album from around 1950
Postal cancellation 1976
The arms on a stamp
The arms on a manhole cover (source])
The arms in the city (Klaas Padberg, 2023)
The arms in the city (Klaas Padberg, 2023)
The arms in the city (Klaas Padberg, 2023)
The arms in the city (Klaas Padberg, 2023)
The arms in the city (Klaas Padberg, 2023)

Literature:Das Wappen der Hansestadt Rostock, leaflet published by the city of Rostock, 1993; Bensing et al, 1984.

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