Nexø

	NEXØ Country : Denmark Region : Hovedstaden Amt (until 2007) : Bornholm Additions : 1970 Svaneke Incorporated into: 2007 Bornholm 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":55.06320000000000192130755749531090259552001953125,"lon":15.1320999999999994400923242210410535335540771484375,"icon":""}],"imageoverlays":null}

Origin/meaning

The arms are based on the oldest seal of the city, which is known from 1584, but is possibly older. The unidentified symbol is officially described as a boat-hook. The town has an important harbour and fisheries and sailing have been of great importance.

After the merger with Svaneke in 1970 the new municipality uses a logo based on the two arms of Nexø and Svaneke next to each other.

Image gallery

The arms as shown on a postcard from 1920s
The arms as shown on a cigarette card from 1926
The arms as shown on a cigarette card from 1926
The arms in the Kaffe Hag album, 1933
The arms as shown on a Nordisk Handelskalender stamp

Literature: Achen, 1982; Zeuthen, 2000

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