Tjele

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TJELE

Region : Midtjylland
Amt (until 2007) : Viborg
Additions : 1970 Rødding-Løvel-Pederstrup, Tjele-Nørre Vinge, Vammen-Lindum-Bigum, Vorning-Kvorning-Hammershøj, Ørum-Viskum-Vejrum
Incorporated into : 2007 Viborg

Arms of Tjele
Official blazon
Danish blazon wanted
English blazon wanted

Origin/meaning

The arms were officially registered in 1973.

The arms show a buck, which is taken from the arms of the Basse family, which owned the Tjele estate in medieval times. The small tool is an eel-iron, a tool used for catching eels, a common practice in the lakes and rivers in the area.

Literature: Achen, 1982




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