Nykøbing (Mors)

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NYKØBING PÅ MORS

Region : Nordjylland
Amt (until 2007) : Viborg
Incorporated into : 1970 Morsø

Coat of arms (crest) of Nykøbing (Mors)

Origin/meaning

The arms are canting, showing a dove for the old monastery of the Knights Templar near the city. The monastery was named Dueholm and was founded around 1370 by Jens Nielsen Due. Due means dove.

Seal of Nykøbing (Mors)

Seal from 1608
Seal of Nykøbing (Mors)

Seal from 1660
Coat of arms (crest) of Nykøbing (Mors)

The arms in the Kaffe Hag album, 1933


Literature: Achen, 1982; Zeuthen, 2000




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