Struer

	STRUER Country : Denmark Region : Midtjylland Amt (until 2007) : Ringkøbing Additions: (to see click on expand) 1970 Gimsing 1970 Hjerm 1970 Resen-Humlum 1970 Vejrum 1970 Venø 1970 Ølby-Asp-Fovsing 2007 Thyholm 1970 Hvidbjerg-Lyngs 1970 Jegindø 1970 Søndbjerg-Odby Loading map... {"minzoom":false,"maxzoom":false,"mappingservice":"leaflet","width":"250px","height":"250px","centre":false,"title":"","label":"","icon":"","lines":[],"polygons":[],"circles":[],"rectangles":[],"copycoords":false,"static":false,"zoom":7,"defzoom":14,"layers":["OpenStreetMap"],"image layers":[],"overlays":[],"resizable":false,"fullscreen":false,"scrollwheelzoom":true,"cluster":false,"clustermaxzoom":20,"clusterzoomonclick":true,"clustermaxradius":80,"clusterspiderfy":true,"geojson":"","clicktarget":"","imageLayers":[],"locations":[{"text":"","title":"","link":"","lat":56.486299999999999954525264911353588104248046875,"lon":8.591599999999999681676854379475116729736328125,"icon":""}],"imageoverlays":null}

Origin/meaning

The arms were granted in 1920, but used since 1917. The anchor is a symbol for the harbour town, the moon and crescent were taken from the seal of Hjerm district from 1556.

Image gallery

The arms as shown in the Kaffe Hag album from the 1930s.
The arms as shown on a cigarette card from 1926
The arms as shown on a cigarette card from 1926

Literature:Achen, 1982; Zeuthen, 2000

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