Municipality of Ducherow (Germany)

Gemeinde Ducherow, Landkreis Vorpommern-Greifswald, Amt Anklam-Land, Mecklenburg-Westpomerania

Last modified: 2012-02-04 by german editorial team
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• Current Flag
• Plain Flag
• Coat of Arms

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Current Flag

Description of current flag:
The flag's ratio is 3:5. The flag is divided per saltire into white (hoist and fly), red (top) and green (bottom). The coat of arms is in the centre of the flag.
Source: [szh11], p.358
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 27 Jan 2012

Plain Flag

Description of plain flag:
According to WIKIPEDIA there also exists a plain flag as follows: The ratio is 3:5. The flag is divided per saltire into white (hoist and fly), red (top) and green (bottom).
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 27 Jan 2012

Coat of arms

Description of coat of arms:
In the base of the silver ( =white) shield is a green hill having three peaks. Above is a red demi-griffin issuant, armed and tongued golden (= yellow) holding a red lozenge between his claws.
Meaning:
The griffin is symbolizing (West-)Pomerania, the lozenge is taken from the arms of the Counts of Schwerin, intermittent rulers in the middle ages. The hill is symbolizing the village of Heidberg.
Source: [szh11], p.358
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 27 Jan 2012

The flag and was approved by minister of interior of Mecklenburg-Westpomerania on 30 August 1993, published in the roll of arms of Mecklenburg-Westpomerania as no. 0060, the coat of arms already on 10 July 1992.