Bützow Land Subcounty (Germany)

Amt Bützow Land, Landkreis Rostock, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern

Last modified: 2020-03-31 by klaus-michael schneider
Keywords: buetzow land | buetzow | ruehn | warnow | crozier | mitre | church window | hops | mill wheel | acorns(9) | oak | raven |
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Bützow Land Subcounty

The subcounty has no proper symbols.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 24 Mar 2020

Municipalities without proper Flags

The following municipalities have no proper flags: Baumgarten, Bernitt, Dreetz, Jürgenshagen,Klein Belitz, Penzin, Steinhagen, Tarnow, Warnow and Zepelin.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 24 Mar 2020

Bützow City

Bützow Flag

It is a red over yellow horizontal bicolour superimposed by the coat of arms slightly shifted to the hoist.
Source: I spotted this flag on 11 April 2006 in Hamburg-Hamm in an allotment garden.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 15 Mar 2007

Bützow Coat of Arms

Shield Gules two croziers Or in saltire, superimposed by a mitre of the same.
Meaning:
Bützow was first mentioned in 1229 and gained city rights in 1236, granted by Bishop Brunward of Schwerin. Since 1239 Bützow was the main residence of the bishops and seat of the administration of the bishopric. At the end of the 30-Years-War it became a dominion of the Dukes of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, together with the Principality of Schwerin. The arms are based on a city seal with prints from 1346. The mitre was smaller and placed between both croziers in chief. The croziers are alluding to the Bishops of Schwerin as founders and local rulers for centuries. The current pattern was fixed in 1858 and abolished in 1943, when under NS rule another coat of arms was introduced, displaying a red fortress with a blue inescutcheon between its towers, charged with a golden swastika. It was re-established in 1945 with slight modifications.
Source: Hans-Heinz Schütt:"Auf Schild und Flagge" , Schwerin 2011, pp.254-255
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 28 Mar 2020

The arms were granted on 10 April 1858 by Grand Duke Friedrich-Franz II of Mecklenburg Schwerin. The flag was approved and the arms were confirmed on 13 May 2002 by Minister of Interior of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern and published in the Municipal Roll of Arms Mecklenburg-Vorpommern as no.70.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 15 Mar 2007

Rühn Municipality

Rühn Flag

It is an armourial flag (banner of arms).
Source: Hans-Heinz Schütt:"Auf Schild und Flagge" , Schwerin 2011, p.272
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 27 Jan 2012

Rühn Coat of Arms

The golden (=yellow) shield is parted by a bend sinister wavy Azure, a church window Sable in Gothic style is upon the dexter chief point, a mill wheel Sable with a leaf and fruit of hops upon the sinister base point.
Meaning:
The window is symbolising the Abbey of Rühn, which was maintained by Benedictian nuns, who left Rühn after Mecklenburg became a Protestant state. Wheel and hops are symbolising cultivation of grain and brewery, the main business lines of the inhabitants. The blue sinister-bend is symbolising the Warnow River.
Source: Hans-Heinz Schütt:"Auf Schild und Flagge" , Schwerin 2011, p.272
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 27 Jan 2012

Flag and arms were approved on 16 March 2007 by Minister of Interior of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern and published in the Municipal Roll of Arms Mecklenburg-Vorpommern as no.309.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 27 Jan 2012

Warnow Municipality

Warnow Flag

It is an armourial flag (banner of arms).
Source: Hans-Heinz Schütt:"Auf Schild und Flagge" , Schwerin 2011, p.274
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 27 Jan 2012

Warnow Coat of Arms

The golden (=yellow) shield is is parted by a bend wavy Azure, a raven Sable is upon the sinister chief point, an oak branch Sable having nine acorns upon the dexter base point.
Meaning:
The blue bend is symbolising the name giving Warnow River. Oak trees are widespread in the municipality's area. The number of acorns is symbolising the number of settlement cores. Finally the raven is canting. The old Slavic name of the village had been "Vran" (=raven).
Source: Hans-Heinz Schütt:"Auf Schild und Flagge" , Schwerin 2011, p.274
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 27 Jan 2012

Flag and arms were approved on 3 March 2010 by Minister of Interior of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern and published in the Municipal Roll of Arms Mecklenburg-Vorpommern as no.330.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 27 Jan 2012

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