Spøttrup

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SPØTTRUP

Region : Midtjylland
Amt (until 2007) : Viborg
Additions : 1970 Balling-Volling, Brøndum-Hvidbjerg, Håsum-Ramsing, Krejbjerg, Lem-Vejby, Lihme, Oddense-Otting, Rødding
Incorporated into : 2007 Skive

Arms of Spøttrup

Origin/meaning

The arms were officially registered in 1972 and again in 1992.

The arms show the Spøttrup Estat, one of Denmarks oldest medieval estates. The bull represents the cattle farming for which the region is well known. Literature: Achen, 1982; Zeuthen, 2000