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'''STORSTRØM AMT'''
'''STORSTRØM AMT'''


Additions : 1970 Maribo, [[Præstø Amt|Præstø]]<br/>
Additions : 1970 [[Maribo Amt]], [[Præstø Amt]]<br/>
Abolished 2007
Abolished 2007
[[File:storstro.jpg|center|Arms of {{PAGENAME}}]]
[[File:storstro.jpg|center|Coat of arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]]


===Official blazon===
{| class="wikitable"
|+Official blazon
|-
|'''Danish'''
| blazon wanted
|-
|'''English'''
| blazon wanted
|}


===Origin/meaning===
===Origin/meaning===
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The arms were adopted in 1973.
 
The name Storstrøm refers to the Storstrømmen, the body of water between the islands of Falstar, Lolland, Møn and Sjælland. This is symbolised by the wavy bar.
 
The goose in the upper part is taken from the arms of the former Præstø district, which showed a tower (the Goose-tower), with the goose as a weather vane. This symbolises the area of the district North of the Storstrømmen
 
The dragon is taken from the arms of the former Maribo district and symbolise the southern half of the district.
 
{|align="center"
|align="center"|[[File:{{PAGENAME}}1.jpg|center|Coat of arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>The arms on the former district hall
|}


[[Literature]]: Achen, 1982
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[[Literature]] : Achen, 1982


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Latest revision as of 14:49, 28 March 2024

STORSTRØM AMT

Additions : 1970 Maribo Amt, Præstø Amt
Abolished 2007

Coat of arms (crest) of Storstrøm
Official blazon
Danish blazon wanted
English blazon wanted

Origin/meaning

The arms were adopted in 1973.

The name Storstrøm refers to the Storstrømmen, the body of water between the islands of Falstar, Lolland, Møn and Sjælland. This is symbolised by the wavy bar.

The goose in the upper part is taken from the arms of the former Præstø district, which showed a tower (the Goose-tower), with the goose as a weather vane. This symbolises the area of the district North of the Storstrømmen

The dragon is taken from the arms of the former Maribo district and symbolise the southern half of the district.

Coat of arms (crest) of Storstrøm

The arms on the former district hall

Literature: Achen, 1982


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