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![[Walow flag]](../images/d/de-mt-ww.gif)
3:5 image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 27 Jan 2012
Description of current flag:
The flag's ratio is 3:5. It is an armorial flag.
Source: [szh11], p.327
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 27 Jan 2012
Description of coat of arms:
In a silver (= white) shield the sinister side is divided by a blue pale. The dexter side shows a red tower with a stepped gable and windows in Romanic style (round tops).
Meaning:
The tower is part of a mansion erected by the Flotow family, landowner from 1384 until 1945. The blue pale is symbolizing riches of water.
Source: [szh11], p.327
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 27 Jan 2012
Flag and coat of arms were approved by minister of interior of Mecklenburg-Westpomerania on 27 June 1995, published in the roll of arms of Mecklenburg-Westpomerania as no. 0061, the coat of arms already on 10 July 1992.
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