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'''WITTENBURG''' | '''WITTENBURG''' | ||
State : [[Mecklenburg- | State : [[Mecklenburg-Vorpommern]]<br/> | ||
District (Kreis) : [[Ludwigslust-Parchim]] (until 2011 [[Ludwigslust (kreis)|Ludwigslust]])<br> | District (Kreis) : [[Ludwigslust-Parchim]] (until 2011 [[Ludwigslust (kreis)|Ludwigslust]])<br> | ||
Additions : 2014 Körchow, Lehsen | Additions : 2014 Körchow, Lehsen | ||
[[File:wittenbu.jpg|center]] | [[File:wittenbu.jpg|center|alt=Wappen von {{PAGENAME}}/Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] | ||
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In Silber ein gezinntes rotes Stadttor mit offenem Tor, einem hohen schlanken, spitzbedachten und mit goldenem Knauf versehenen Mittelturm sowie zwei fünffach gezinnten Seitentürmen mit je drei betagleuchteten runden Fenstern übereinander; auf denen zwei zugewendete, golden bewehrte und rot gezungte schwarze Lindwürmer sitzen. | |+Official blazon | ||
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| In Silber ein gezinntes rotes Stadttor mit offenem Tor, einem hohen schlanken, spitzbedachten und mit goldenem Knauf versehenen Mittelturm sowie zwei fünffach gezinnten Seitentürmen mit je drei betagleuchteten runden Fenstern übereinander; auf denen zwei zugewendete, golden bewehrte und rot gezungte schwarze Lindwürmer sitzen. | |||
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===Origin/meaning=== | |||
The arms were officially granted on April 10, 1858. | The arms were officially granted on April 10, 1858. | ||
Wittenburg received city rights in the early 13<sup>th</sup> century and | Wittenburg received city rights in the early 13<sup>th</sup> century and belonged to the County Schwerin until 1201, when it became a possession of the Dukes of Mecklenburg. | ||
The arms were officially adopted in 1858, but were based on the oldest seals of the city, known since 1296. The arms show a castle and two figures, described as tapeworms, taken from the arms of a branch of the Counts of Schwerin. | The arms were officially adopted in 1858, but were based on the oldest seals of the city, known since 1296. The arms show a castle and two figures, described as tapeworms, taken from the arms of a branch of the Counts of Schwerin. | ||
{|align="center" | {|align="center" | ||
|align="center"|[[File:wittenburg.hagd.jpg|center]] <br/>The arms by [[Otto Hupp|Hupp]] in the [[Kaffee Hag albums]] +/- 1925 | |align="center"|[[File:wittenburgz2.jpg|center|Seal of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>Seal from 1351 | ||
|align="center"|[[File:wittenburgz1.jpg|center|Seal of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>Seal from around 1900 | |||
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|align="center"|[[File:wittenburg.hagd.jpg|center|Wappen von {{PAGENAME}}/Coat of arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>The arms by [[Otto Hupp|Hupp]] in the [[Kaffee Hag albums]] +/- 1925 | |||
|align="center"|[[File:{{PAGENAME}}p.jpg|center|350 px|Wappen von {{PAGENAME}}/Coat of arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>Postal cancellation 1976 | |||
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{{media}} | {{media}} | ||
[[Literature]] : Lexicon Städte uns Wappen der DDR. | [[Civic Heraldry Literature - Germany|'''Literature''']]: Lexicon Städte uns Wappen der DDR. | ||
[[Category:German Municipalities W]] | [[Category:German Municipalities W]] | ||
[[Category:Mecklenburg- | [[Category:Mecklenburg-Vorpommern]] | ||
[[Category:Ludwigslust-Parchim]] | [[Category:Ludwigslust-Parchim]] | ||
[[Category:Ludwigslust]] | [[Category:Ludwigslust]] | ||