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'''Country''': Sweden [[File:Sweden.jpg|60 px|right]]<br><br><br>
'''Province (Landskap)''': [[Västergötland]][[File:vastergo.jpg|60 px|right]]<br><br><br><br>
'''County (Län)''': [[Västra Götalands län]][[File:vastergotlands.jpg|60 px|right]]<br><br><br>
'''Additions''':
* 1974 Bjärke (partly)
** 1952 Erska
** 1952 Lagmansered
** 1952 Långared
** 1952 Magra
** 1952 Stora Mellby
* 1974 Hemsjö
** 1952 Ödenäs


'''ALINGSÅS'''
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Province (Landskap): [[Västergötland]] <br>
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County (Län): [[Västra Götalands län]] <br>
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Additions : 1974 Bjärke (partly, 1952 Erska, Lagmansered, Långared, Magra, Stora Mellby), Hemsjö (1952 Ödenäs)
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|'''Swedish'''
[[File:alingsas.jpg|center|Arms of {{PAGENAME}}]]
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====Official blazon====
I fält av silver en på grön mark framför en uppväxande grön ek gående röd hjort med horn, tunga och klövar av guld.
I fält av silver en på grön mark framför en uppväxande grön ek gående röd hjort med horn, tunga och klövar av guld.
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|'''English'''
| blazon wanted
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====Origin/meaning====
===Origin/meaning===
The arms were officially granted in 1953 and registered again in 1974.  
The arms were officially granted in 1953 and registered again in 1974.  


Alingsås is a city since 1619 and the arms are based on the oldest seal, dating from the same time. The seal already shows the arms as they are still used. Both the tree and the deer symbolise the dense forests around the city. The colours were not known from the seals and were chosen in 1953 when the arms were officially described and granted.  
Alingsås is a city since 1619 and the arms are based on the oldest seal, dating from the same time. The seal already shows the arms as they are still used. Both the tree and the deer symbolise the dense forests around the city. The colours were not known from the seals and were chosen in 1953 when the arms were officially described and granted.  


{|align="center"
===Image gallery===
|align="center"|[[File:alingsa2.jpg|center|350 px]]  <br/>The seal from Alingsås from the early 17<sup>th</sup> century.  
<gallery widths=250px heights=200px perrow=0>
|align="center"|[[File:alingsas2.jpg|center]]  <br/>The arms as shown by Liljeblad, 1878
File:alingsa2.jpg|alt=Arms (crest) of Alingsås|The seal from Alingsås from the early 17<sup>th</sup> century.  
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File:alingsas2.jpg|alt=Arms (crest) of Alingsås|The arms as shown by Liljeblad, 1878
|align="center"|[[File:alingsas.hagse.jpg|center]]  <br/>The arms in the [[Kaffe_Hag_Sverige|Kaffe Hag album]] +/- 1935  
File:alingsas.hagse.jpg|alt=Arms (crest) of Alingsås|The arms in the [[Kaffe_Hag_Sverige|Kaffe Hag album]] +/- 1935  
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File:alingsas3.jpg|alt=Arms (crest) of Alingsås|The arms in the city hall
File:Alingsås1.jpg|alt=Arms (crest) of Alingsås|The arms in the town
</gallery>
 
'''[[Civic Heraldry Literature - Sweden|Literature]]''': Nevëus and De Waern, 1992


[[Literature]] : Nevëus and De Waern, 1992
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[[Category:Swedish Municipalities A]]
[[Category:Swedish Municipalities A]]

Latest revision as of 05:55, 16 July 2024

Arms (crest) of Alingsås
ALINGSÅS

Country: Sweden
Sweden.jpg



Province (Landskap): Västergötland
Vastergo.jpg




County (Län): Västra Götalands län
Vastergotlands.jpg



Additions:

  • 1974 Bjärke (partly)
    • 1952 Erska
    • 1952 Lagmansered
    • 1952 Långared
    • 1952 Magra
    • 1952 Stora Mellby
  • 1974 Hemsjö
    • 1952 Ödenäs
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Official blazon
Swedish

I fält av silver en på grön mark framför en uppväxande grön ek gående röd hjort med horn, tunga och klövar av guld.

English blazon wanted

Origin/meaning

The arms were officially granted in 1953 and registered again in 1974.

Alingsås is a city since 1619 and the arms are based on the oldest seal, dating from the same time. The seal already shows the arms as they are still used. Both the tree and the deer symbolise the dense forests around the city. The colours were not known from the seals and were chosen in 1953 when the arms were officially described and granted.

Image gallery

  • Arms (crest) of Alingsås

    The seal from Alingsås from the early 17th century.

  • Arms (crest) of Alingsås

    The arms as shown by Liljeblad, 1878

  • Arms (crest) of Alingsås

    The arms in the Kaffe Hag album +/- 1935

  • Arms (crest) of Alingsås

    The arms in the city hall

  • Arms (crest) of Alingsås

    The arms in the town

Literature: Nevëus and De Waern, 1992

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