Denmark

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Denmark - Kongeriget Danmark

The National Arms of Denmark	The National Flag	Location

Administrative division

Denmark is since 2007 divided into 5 regions and 98 municipalities. Prior to 2007 the country was divided into 13 counties (Amter) and 270 municipalities. These were formed since the first main municipal reform in 1970 when the 1300 towns and parishes and 24 counties were combined to the new counties and municipalities.

Until 1919 another local form of government existed in Denmark, the herreds ('hundreds'). The herreds were formed of groups of parishes ('sogn'), and formed with one or more towns a county.

The present regions do not use coats of arms. Most of the old counties used arms, as do/did most of the municipalities. Also, most of the older herreds used arms. Only municipalities or counties that used arms are listed, but for each present municipality historical entities will be mentioned, also the ones without arms.

Arms of Counties (Amter or Amtskommuner)

Assens Amtskommune Bornholm Amt Frederiksborg Amt Fyn Haderslev Amt (had no arms) Hjørring Amt Holbæk Amt København Amt Maribo Amt Nordjylland Odense Amt Præstø Amt Randers Amt Ribe Amt Ringkøbing Amt

Roskilde Amt Skanderborg Amt Storstrøm Svendborg Amt Sønderborg Amt Sønderjylland Sorø Amt Thisted Amt Tønder Amt Vejle Amt Vestsjælland Viborg Amt Ålborg Amt Århus Amt

Maps: The amter in 1683 The amter in 1794 The amter in 1842 The amter in 1938 The amter in 1983

Collector's items

• Danske Byvaabner postcards
• Danske Byvaabner (cigarette cards)
• Giraf_-_Danske_Byvaabener
• Danish Kaffe Hag album
• Danmarks Herreds-, By og Birke Vaaben album

Overseas territories

• Faroe Islands
• Greenland