County and Municipal Flags of Mecklenburg-Westpomerania (Germany) (original) (raw)

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Landkreis- und Gemeindeflaggen in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern

[ [Mecklenburg-Vorpommern civil flag] ](../images/d/de-mv%5Fc.gif)3:5 image by M. Schmöger, 26 Sep 2001
this flag is also flown by the authorities of the subdivisions of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern

How to use
Any other municipal entity not listed below, and many boroughs and villages, still having a flag, can be found either by clicking upon their proper counties listed below or, if you don't know the county by using either the complete index ordered by alphabet or by trying the search function of Stefan Schwoon's database !

County Flags (Kreisflaggen)
Former County Flags (Kreisflaggen)
County-Free City Flags (Flaggen kreisfreier Städte)
Former County-Free City Flags (Flaggen ehemaliger kreisfreier Städte) See also:
Germany

County Flags / Kreisflaggen

Mecklenburgische Seenplatte county [MT] Landkreis Mecklenburgische Seenplatte - Mecklenburgische Seenplatte cities and municipalities
Nordwestmecklenburg county [NC] Landkreis Nordwestmecklenburg - Nordwestmecklenburg cities and municipalities
Ludwigslust-Parchim county [PC] Landkreis Ludwigslust-Parchim - Ludwigslust-Parchim cities and municipalities
Rostock county [RC] Landkreis Rostock - Rostock cities and municipalities
Vorpommern-Greifswald county [GW] (Landkreis Vorpommern-Greifswald) - Vorpommern-Greifswald cities and municipalities
Vorpommern-Rügen county [VR] Landkreis Vorpommern-Rügen - Vorpommern-Rügen cities and municipalities

Former County Flags / Kreisflaggen ehemaliger Kreise

Demmin county [DM] Landkreis Demmin
Mecklenburg-Strelitz county [NZ] Landkreis Mecklenburg-Strelitz
Müritz county [MT] Landkreis Müritz
Ludwigslust County [LW] Landkreis Ludwigslust)
Parchim County [PC] Landkreis Parchim
Bad Doberan County [DB] Landkreis Bad Doberan
Güstrow County [GU] Landkreis Güstrow
Ostvorpommern county [OV] Landkreis Ostvorpommern
Ücker-Randow county [UR] Landkreis Ücker-Randow
Ueckermünde county [UR] Landkreis Ueckermünde
Nordvorpommern County [NV] Landkreis Nordvorpommern
Rügen County [RU] Landkreis Rügen

County-Free City Flags / Flaggen kreisfreier Städte

Rostock city (Hansestadt Rostock)
Schwerin city (Landeshauptstadt Schwerin)

Former County-Free City Flags / Flaggen ehemaliger kreisfreier Städte

Neubrandenburg city (Stadt Neubrandenburg)
Wismar city (Hansestadt Wismar)
Greifswald city (Hansestadt Greifswald)
Stralsund city (Hansestadt Stralsund)

The latter three (all of them situated on the Baltic coast) officially adopted the title Hansestadt [hanseatic city] after 1990 in imitation of Bremen, Hamburg, and Lübeck. Contrary to the latter, who are/were city-states on their own, the title does not have any special significance.
The league was primarily concerned with the protection of trade, but it also entered military conflicts - e.g. against the Danish crown. These cities were in fact former members of the Hansa, and the title does not imply independence of the cities. Before 1990, the only cities that called themselves Hanseatic City (as an official part of their name, that is) were Hamburg, Bremen and Lübeck. These three happened to be independent city states (at present or in the past). The casual observer might therefore (or for other reasons) think that the title Hansestadt conveys a special status - which it does not.
Stefan Schwoon, 13 / 15 Feb 2001

See also:

Regional Flags (Mecklenburg-Westpomerania / Mecklenburg-Vorpommern)
Mecklenburg-Westpomerania (Mecklenburg-Vorpommern)
Hanseatic Cities (Germany, Latvia, Netherlands, Poland)
Germany

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