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State : [[Mecklenburg-Vorpommern]]<br/> | State : [[Mecklenburg-Vorpommern]]<br/> | ||
District (Kreis) : [[Vorpommern-Greifswald]] (until 2011 [[Ostvorpommern]] (until 1993 Wolgast)) | District (Kreis) : [[Vorpommern-Greifswald]] (until 2011 [[Ostvorpommern]] (until 1993 Wolgast))<br> | ||
Amt : Amt Usedom-Nord | |||
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Heraldry of the World Civic heraldry of Germany - Deutsche Wappen (Gemeindewappen/Kreiswappen) |
ZINNOWITZ (also Ostseebad Zinnowitz)
State : Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
District (Kreis) : Vorpommern-Greifswald (until 2011 Ostvorpommern (until 1993 Wolgast))
Amt : Amt Usedom-Nord
Official blason:
Gespalten von Blau und Silber; vorn ein links gewendetes goldenes Seepferdchen; hinten ein aufgerichteter grüner Eibenzweig mit roten Früchten.
Origin/meaning :
The arms were officially granted on May 12, 1995.
The seahorse is a symbol for the beach resort that Zinnowitz is. From 1951-1994 1994 the village used the seahorse as its symbol. The taxus branch is a canting element, as the name is partly derived from the Slavic Tzys, meaning taxus.
Literature : Schütt, 2002