South Jutland County were included in its jurisdiction, whereas Spandet, Roager and Hviding (German from 1864-1920) were included in the neighbouring 1970-2006 county of Ribe. The coat of arms of South Jutland County was designed in 1980 and is derived from the historic coat of arms of Schleswig which in turn is derived from the national coat of arms of Denmark. The inspiration for the Dannebrog pennant was a 13th-century seal used by Erik Abelsøn, Duke of Schleswig. South Jutland County South Jutland County (Danish: "Sønderjyllands Amt") is a former county (Danish: "amt") on the south-central portion of the Jutland Peninsula in southern
The Historical Museum of Northern Jutland mission is: "Attentive history". According to their website, a more elaborate description reads: HMNJ is also responsible for care of many of the pre-historic sites like barrows and dolmens, within the associated municipalities. The organization administers these thirteen exhibitions in the region: The Historical Museum of Northern Jutland The Historical Museum of Northern Jutland (HMNJ) ("Danish: Nordjyllands Historiske Museum") is the product of the fusion of Aalborg Historical Museum, The Museum Society for Hals, The Museum Society of Hadsund, The South Himmerland Museum, and others, in 2004. The museum system in this umbrella organization is administered by a 12-member committee,