Assens (Fyn)

	ASSENS Country : Denmark Region : Syddanmark Amt (until 2007) : Fyn (until 1970 Odense) Additions: (to see click on expand) 1970 Assens Landdistrikt 1970 Barløse 1970 Bågø 1970 Gamtofte 1970 Helnæs 1970 Holevad 1970 Kærum 1970 Sandager 1970 Søby 1970 Sønderby 1970 Turup 2007 Glamsbjerg 1970 Flemløse 1970 Køng 1970 Søllested-Vedtofte 1970 Ørsted 2007 Haarby 1970 Dreslette 1970 Jordløse 2007 Tommerup 1970 Broholm 1970 Brylle 1970 Verninge 2007 Vissenbjerg 2007 Årup 1966 Kerte 1970 Rørup 1970 Skydebjerg-Orte 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":55.26650000000000062527760746888816356658935546875,"lon":9.9001999999999998891553332214243710041046142578125,"icon":""}],"imageoverlays":null}

Origin/meaning

The arms were registered on November 15, 2006.

The arms were newly devised for the merger in 2007. The arms show two hazelnuts and three waves.

Prior to 2007 Assens used the arms below :

Those arms are based on a seal known from 1535, which probably dates from the 14^th century. The arms show an Agnus Dei as a symbol for St John Baptist, the local patron saint. All later seals and images (until 2007) have shown the same composition.

Image gallery

Seal from 1535
Seal from 1536
Seal from 1654
Seal from 1591
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 Nordisk Handelskalender stamp
The arms in the Kaffe Hag album, 1933
The arms as shown on a banner from 1898 (collection De Fynske Landsby)

Literature: Achen, 1982; Zeuthen, 2000

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