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State : [[Mecklenburg-Vorpommern]]<br/>
State : [[Mecklenburg-Vorpommern]]<br/>
Additions : 1994 Lübz, Sternberg
Additions : 1994 Lübz, Sternberg<br>
Incorporated into : 2011 [[Ludwigslust-Parchim]]


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Revision as of 06:11, 11 September 2011

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PARCHIM (PCH)

State : Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
Additions : 1994 Lübz, Sternberg
Incorporated into : 2011 Ludwigslust-Parchim

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Origin/meaning :
The arms were granted on June 7, 1995.

The bull's head is a symbol both for Mecklenburg as for the former Estate of Parchim, which became part of Mecklenburg in 1471. The two blue corners symbolise the Schweriner See and Plauer See lakes.

Literature : Linder and Olzog, 1996.