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(de) Gespalten von Gold und Rot; vorn am Spalt ein halber hersehender,gold gekrönter schwarzer Stierkopf mit geschlossenem Maul und schwarzen Hörnern; hinten am Spalt ein halber achtstrahliger, facettierter goldener Stern. | (de) Gespalten von Gold und Rot; vorn am Spalt ein halber hersehender,gold gekrönter schwarzer Stierkopf mit geschlossenem Maul und schwarzen Hörnern; hinten am Spalt ein halber achtstrahliger, facettierter goldener Stern. | ||
===Origin/meaning=== | |||
The arms were already used on the oldest seal of the city, dating from the early 13<sup>th</sup> century. The arms are a combination of the bull's head, taken from the arms of Pribislaw II von Parchim, the founder of the city around 1250, and a canting star (Stern). The arms only changed slightly during the centuries. | The arms were already used on the oldest seal of the city, dating from the early 13<sup>th</sup> century. The arms are a combination of the bull's head, taken from the arms of Pribislaw II von Parchim, the founder of the city around 1250, and a canting star (Stern). The arms only changed slightly during the centuries. | ||
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