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Revision as of 09:33, 7 April 2023


ZINNOWITZ (also Ostseebad Zinnowitz)

State : Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
District (Kreis) : Vorpommern-Greifswald (until 2011 Ostvorpommern (until 1993 Wolgast))
Amt : Amt Usedom-Nord

Wappen von Zinnowitz/Arms (crest) of Zinnowitz
Official blazon
German Gespalten von Blau und Silber; vorn ein links gewendetes goldenes Seepferdchen; hinten ein aufgerichteter grüner Eibenzweig mit roten Früchten.
English blazon wanted

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 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.

Wappen von Zinnowitz

The arms from 1951-1994
Wappen von Zinnowitz

Municipal cover 1975
Wappen von Zinnowitz

Postal cancellation 1976


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Literature: Schütt, 2002