Skara

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SKARA

Province (Landskap): Västergötland
County (Län): Västra Götalands län
Additions : 1934 Skara rural municipality; 1971 Ardala (1952 Händene, Härlunda, Marum, Skallmeja, Synnerby, Vinköl, Västra Gerum), Gudhem (partly, 1952 Bolum, Bjurum, Bjärka, Broddetorp, Hornborga, Sätuna, Torbjörntorp, Ugglum, Östra Tunhem), Valle (1952Eggby, Istrum, Norra Lundby, Norra Ving, Skånings-Åsaka, Skärv, Stenum, Varnhem, Öglunda)

Official blazon

Swedish

I fält av silver en röd spåntäckt romansk kyrka med absid och två med kors krönta spetsiga huvar försedda med torn, det högra högst, samt med portar och fönster av silver. Origin/meaning The arms were officially granted in 1963. The arms are based on the 13th century seal of the city, which shows the cathedral. All later seals and images have shown the cathedral, in many different styles and colours. Only in 1963 were the arms and colours finally determined. The seal from 1401 The arms as shown by Liljeblad, 1878 The arms in the Kaffe Hag album +/- 1935 The arms in the town (F. Jonzon, Facebook) The arms in the town (F. Jonzon, Facebook) The arms in the town (F. Jonzon, Facebook) |} Contact and Support Contact Facebook Instagram Donate with Paypal Donate with WhyDonate eBay shop Rare heraldic book downloads Partners: Meijerink heraldic bookshop Webaldic heraldic identifying programme Nederlands Genootschap voor Heraldiek Armorial de France Homunculus / Heraldicum Disputationes De Raaf heraldic design Your logo here ? Contact us © since 1995, Heraldry of the World, Ralf Hartemink Index of the site Literature : Nevéus and de Waern, 1992