Sternberg

STERNBERG

State : Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
District (Kreis) : Ludwigslust-Parchim (until 2012 Parchim)
Amt : Amt Sternberger Seenlandschaft
Additions : 2000 Pastin; 2003 Groß Görnow

Official blazon
German	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.
English	blazon wanted

Origin/meaning

The arms were already used on the oldest seal of the city, dating from the early 13^th 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.

Seal from 1355	Seal from around 1900
The arms by Hupp in the Kaffee Hag albums +/- 1925

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