Hørning
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HØRNING / BLEGIND-HØRNING
Region : Midtjylland
Amt (until 2007) : Århus (until 1970 Skanderborg)
Additions : 1970 Adslev-Mesing, Blegind-Hørning, Venge
Incorporated into : 2007 Skanderborg
Origin/meaning
The arms were devised in 1953 for Blegind-Hørning municipality, which changed its name in 1962 to Hørning. The arms show two types of mills, the watermills which were characteristic for the area around the town, and a windmill which was characteristic for the town itself.
Literature : Achen, 1982