Store Heddinge

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STORE HEDDINGE

Region : Sjælland
Amt (until 2007) : Storstrøm (until 1970 Præstø)
Incorporated into : 1962 Stevns

Origin/meaning

The arms are known from a seal dating from the 14^th century, which may actually be even older. It already shows the church, star, moon and goat. The origin of the goat is not quite sure, but it has been stated that the goat is derived from the Klintekongen, a mythological beast or troll roaming the kliffs on the Stevns peninsula.

Seal of Store Heddinge from 1519.
The arms as shown in the Kaffe Hag album from the 1930s.	The arms as shown on a cigarette card from 1926

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Literature: Achen, 1982; Grandjean, 1937