Tjörn

TJÖRN

Province (Landskap): Bohuslän
County (Län): Västra Götalands län
Additions : 1952 Rönnäng, Klädesholm, Klövedal, Stenkyrka, Valla

Official blazon
Swedish	I av blått och silver ginstyckad sköld en ginbalksvis ställd störtad hummer i motsatta tinkturer.
English	blazon wanted

Origin/meaning

The arms were officially granted in 1977.

The arms are based on the old seal of the Tjörn hundred, known since 1664. The lobster indicates the importance of fishing for the municipality for many centuries.

Literature: Nevéus and de Waern, 1992

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