Kalundborg

KALUNDBORG

Region : Sjælland
Amt (until 2007) : Vestsjælland (until 1970 Holbæk)
Additions : 1970 Raklev, Røsnæs, Tømmerup, Årby; 2007 Bjergsted (1970 Bregninge-Bjergsted, Føllenslev-Særslev, Sejerø, Viskinge-Avnsø), Gørlev (1970 Gørlev-Bakkendrup, Kirke Helsinge-Drøsselbjerg, Svallerup), Hvidebæk (1970 Jorløse, Rørby, Store Fuglede-Lille Fuglede, Ubby, Værslev), Høng (1970 Buerup, Finderup, Gierslev, Reerslev, Sæby-Hallenslev, Ørslev-Solbjerg)

Origin/meaning

The arms were officially granted on September 7, 2006.

The arms are based on a seal known from 1421, which probably dates from around 1350. The arms show the famous church with five towers, which was built arouns 1170. The oldest seal, from the early 14th century is heavily damaged, but seems to show a wall as well.
All later seals and images have shown the same design.

The new arms (above) are a more stylised version of the true heraldic arms of the city (below). These arms were officially granted in 1938.

Seal from the early 14th century	Seal from the 15th century
Seal from 1421	Seal from 1519
Seal from 1608	Seal from 1648
The arms in the Kaffe Hag album, 1933

Literature: Achen, 1982; Zeuthen, 2000