Middelhagen

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MIDDELHAGEN

State : Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
District (Kreis) : Vorpommern-Rügen (until 2011 Rügen)
Amt : Amt Mönchgut-Granitz
Incorporated into : 2018 Mönchgut

Official blazon

(de) Geteilt von Silber über Rot; oben ein wachsender, gold bewehrter roter Greif mit einem goldenen Abtstab in den Fängen; unten ein goldenes Zelt, begleitet: rechts von einer goldenen Ähre und links von einem aufrechten silbernen Fisch.

Origin/meaning

The arms were officially granted on March 19, 1987.

The upper half shows the griffin of Pommern holding a crosier. These refer to the former rulers, the Princes of Pommern(-Wolgast) and the Eldena Abbey near Greifswald. The lower half symbolises agriculture and fisheries.