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NYKØBING PÅ MORS

Region : Nordjylland
Amt (until 2007) : Viborg
Incorporated into : 1970 Morsø

Origin/meaning

The arms are canting, showing a dove for the old monastery of the Knights Templar near the city. The monastery was named Dueholm and was founded around 1370 by Jens Nielsen Due. Due means dove.