Vestsjælland

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VESTSJÆLLAND AMT

Region : Sjælland
Additions 1970 Holbæk, Sorø
Abolished 2007

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Origin/meaning :
The arms were granted in 1981.

The arms show a gable of a Viking house, which symbolises the Viking stronghold in Trelleborg. The pales (treller or tremmer) are canting for Trelleborg.

Literature : Zeuthen, 2000.