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'''VIBORG AMT''' | '''VIBORG AMT''' | ||
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Abolished : 2007 | Abolished : 2007 | ||
[[File:viborg-amt.jpg|center]] | [[File:viborg-amt.jpg|center|Coat of arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] | ||
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===Origin/meaning=== | |||
The arms were officially granted in 1977. | The arms were officially granted in 1977. | ||
The arms show two cormorants and a black grouse and a wavy bend. The bend stands for the Limfjord, which divides the Amt. The cormorants are the symbol for the former [[Thisted]] arms and for the fauna found around the coastline. The grouse stands for former Viborg Amt and the fauna in the forests of the area. | The arms show two cormorants and a black grouse and a wavy bend. The bend stands for the Limfjord, which divides the Amt. The cormorants are the symbol for the former [[Thisted Amt]] arms and for the fauna found around the coastline. The grouse stands for former Viborg Amt and the fauna in the forests of the area. | ||
[[File:viborg-amt1.jpg|center]] | [[File:viborg-amt1.jpg|center]] | ||
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The three grouse represented the moors and forests in the region. The crown refers to the former Viborg Landsting, a regional prarliament for Western Denmark, and one of the parliaments that had to approve a new King. | The three grouse represented the moors and forests in the region. The crown refers to the former Viborg Landsting, a regional prarliament for Western Denmark, and one of the parliaments that had to approve a new King. | ||
[[Literature]] : Achen, 1982 | |||
[[Literature]]: Achen, 1982 | |||
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[[Category:Denmark]] | [[Category:Denmark]] | ||
[[Category:Granted 1959]] | [[Category:Granted 1959]] | ||
[[Category:Granted 1977]] | [[Category:Granted 1977]] | ||