Broager

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BROAGER

Region : Syddanmark
Amt (until 2007) : Sønderjylland
Additions : 1922 Egersund
Incorporated into : 2007 Sønderborg

Arms (crest) of Broager

Official blazon

Origin/meaning

The arms were granted in 1919.

The bridge (bro) and field (ager) are canting. The walls symbolise the main tile- and brick industry in the town. The three waves symbolise the three waters surrounding the municipality; Nybøl Nor, Flensborg Fjord and Vemmingbund.

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Emergency money of the city with the arms (1919)

Literature: Achen, 1982