Bjerringbro
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BJERRINGBRO
Region : Midtjylland
Amt (until 2007) : Viborg
Additions : 1955 Hjermind-Lee-Hjortede; 1970 Bjerring-Mammen, Høbjerg-Elsborg, Sahl-Gullev, Vindum
Incorporated into : 2007 Viborg
Origin/meaning
The arms were devised in 1948 for the Hjermind-Lee-Hjortede municipality and continued in 1955 by the new Bjerringbro municipality.
The arms show the Bjerring Bro (bridge) and are thus canting. The scythes and the wheel symbolise the agriculture and industry in the municipality.
Literature : Achen, 1982