Arvika

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ARVIKA

Province (Landskap): Värmland
County (Län): Värmlands län
Additions : 1971 Brunskog (partly, 1952 Boda, Mangskog), Glava, Gunnarskog (1952 Bogen), Stavnäs (partly, 1952 Högerud, Värmskog), Älgå (1952 Ny)

Official blazon

En häst av silver på blått fält, bestrött med kugghjul av samma metall.

Origin/meaning

The arms were officially granted on December 31, 1918.

The arms are not based on old seals, but are devised in 1918. The arms show the symbols of industry and horsebreeding, the two main occupations in the beginning of the 20^th century. The horse also symbolises the fact that a local legend states that the lands were created by a white horse.