Ørbæk

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ØRBÆK

Region : Syddanmark
Amt (until 2007) :Fyn (until 1970 Svendborg)
Additions : 1970 Frørup, Gislev-Ellested, Herrested, Kullerup-Refsvindinge, Langå-˜Øksendrup, Svindinge
Incorporated into : 2007 Nyborg

Origin/meaning

The arms were registered in 1988.

The arms show 10 church bells, one for each of the churches in the municipality. The blue field stands for the clean air in which the bells ring. The arms were the result of a local competition with 59 entries.