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![[Flag of Glostrup]](../images/d/dk-hs-gl.gif)
image by Tomislav Šipek, 28 April 2018
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The flag of Glostrup is vertical with the name and shield.
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Glostrup_Kommune_raadhus_oestfloej.JPG
Tomislav Šipek,
28 April 2018
The municipality of Glostrup (22,151 inhabitants in 2014; 1,331 ha) is
located 10 km west of Copenhagen.
The arms of Glostrup were designed in
1937 by Grunddal Sjallung (1895-1976), from Heraldisk Institut. Commissioned by
the municipality, the heraldist proposed different designs. The first draft
showed a wall gable with a Gothic portal surrounded by three red roses. The
gable recalls that Glostrup was a "main town"; the roses stands for the villages
of Ejby, Hvissinge and Avedøre, once places of farming and horticulture. In the
second draft, Glostrup was symbolized by a red or golden disc. Sjallung
explained that the town was once known as Glo's Torp (Glo's Village), probably
referring to an old world meaning "for a glow"; this etymology can be suggested,
"with some good will", by a glowing ball or a sun. The disc was surrounded by
three ? symbolizing the aforementioned villages. Both drafts were turned down by
the Municipal Council. In a third draft, Sjallung kept the ball, recalling the
genuine old name of the town, Globstorp (Globe's Village). The three
villages were symbolized by fleurs-de-lis, since the roses featured in the
earlier drafts had too much resemblance with bullets. The Municipal Council
eventually adopted this design.
http://www.glostrup.dk/glostrup/Oplev%20Glostrup/byvaaben
Municipal website
Ivan Sache, 16 May 2018
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