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The scythe refers to the agricultural character of the municipality, whereas the eel-fork refers to fishing, mainly on the island of Årø. The wavy division line symbolise the two parts, the mainland and the island of Årø.
The scythe refers to the agricultural character of the municipality, whereas the eel-fork refers to fishing, mainly on the island of Årø. The wavy division line symbolise the two parts, the mainland and the island of Årø.


[[Literature]] : Achen, 1982; Zeuthen, 2000
[[Literature]]: Achen, 1982; Zeuthen, 2000


[[Category:Danish municipalities]]
[[Category:Danish municipalities]]
[[Category:Granted 1965]]
[[Category:Granted 1965]]

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ØSBY

Region : Syddanmark
Amt (until 2007) : Sønderjylland
Incorporated into : 1970 Haderslev

Arms of Øsby

Origin/meaning

The arms were officially granted in 1965.

The scythe refers to the agricultural character of the municipality, whereas the eel-fork refers to fishing, mainly on the island of Årø. The wavy division line symbolise the two parts, the mainland and the island of Årø.

Literature: Achen, 1982; Zeuthen, 2000