Fladså
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FLADSÅ
Region : Sjælland
Amt (until 2007) : Storstrøm (until 1970 Præstø)
Additions : 1970 Everdrup, Hammer, Næstelsø-Mogenstrup, Snesere,Vejlø-Vester Egesborg (partly)
Incorporated into : 2007 Næstved
Origin/meaning
The arms were registered in 1983.
The shield shows the green municipality between the Præstø and Dybsø fjords. The six wheat-ears represent the six municipalities that merged in 1970. The hammer is a symbol for the local industries and handicrafts and is taken from the old seal of Hammer herred to which part of the municipality belonged.
Literature : Zeuthen, 2000.