City of Marlow (Germany)

Stadt Marlow, Landkreis Vorpommern-Rügen, Mecklenburg-Westpomerania

Last modified: 2012-02-10 by german editorial team
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Current Flag

Description of current flag:
The ratio is 3:5. It is a blue - yellow - blue vertical triband with ratio 1:2:1. The coat of arms is in the middle of the central stripe.
Source: [szh11], p.344
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 8 Feb 2012

Coat of arms

Description of coat of arms:
In a blue shield is a black bull's head armed silver (= white), crested by a golden (= yellow), sinister facing demi-griffin issuant, tongued red.
Meaning:
Both griffin and bull' head, had been emblems of the Lords of Rostock, the former rulers, which here have been combined.
Source: [szh11], p.344
Klaus-Michael Schneider,

The Flag was approved by minister of interior of Mecklenburg-Westpomerania on 15 August 2000, published in the roll of arms of Mecklenburg-Westpomerania as no. 0213. The coat of arms had been granted by Grand Duke Friedrich Franz II on 10 April 1858.