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'''BOXHOLM'''  
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Province (Landskap): [[Östergötland]] <br>
Province (Landskap): [[Östergötland]] <br>
County (Län): [[Östergötlands län]] <br>
County (Län): [[Östergötlands län]] <br>
Additions : 1971 [[Folkunga]] (partly, 1952 Appuna, Hogstad, Hov, Kumla, Rinna, Väderstad), Södra Göstring (1952  Blåvik, Malexander,  Åsbo)
Additions: 1971 [[Folkunga]] (partly, 1952 Appuna, Hogstad, Hov, Kumla, Rinna, Väderstad), Södra Göstring (1952  Blåvik, Malexander,  Åsbo)


[[File:boxholm.jpg|center|Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]]
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Sköld kvadrerad: 1. och 4. i fält av guld en halv upprest, röd bock med blå beväring; 2. och 3. i rött fält ett järnmärke av guld.
Sköld kvadrerad: 1. och 4. i fält av guld en halv upprest, röd bock med blå beväring; 2. och 3. i rött fält ett järnmärke av guld.
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===Origin/meaning===
===Origin/meaning===
Boxholm grew as a village around the castle with the same name, founded in the 15<sup>th</sup> century. Boxholm received city status and arms 1940, the arms were reconfirmed and registered in 1971.  
Boxholm grew as a village around the castle with the same name, founded in the 15<sup>th</sup> century. Boxholm received city status and arms 1940, the arms were reconfirmed and registered in 1971.  


The arms are a combination of the symbol for iron, a symbol for mining and industry. The goat is a canting symbol taken from the arms of the founder of the castle, Arvid Gustafsson Stenbock, and is thus also canting for the city itself.
The arms are a combination of the symbol for iron, a symbol for mining and industry. The goat is a canting symbol taken from the arms of the founder of the castle, Arvid Gustafsson Stenbock, and is thus also canting for the city itself.


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{{media}}'''[[Civic Heraldry Literature - Sweden|Literature]]''': Nevëus and De Waern, 1992.
 
[[Literature]] : Nevëus and De Waern, 1992.
[[Category:Swedish Municipalities B]]
[[Category:Swedish Municipalities B]]
[[Category:Östergötland]]
[[Category:Östergötland]]
[[Category:Östergötlands län]]
[[Category:Östergötlands län]]
[[Category:Granted 1940]]
[[Category:Granted 1940]]

Latest revision as of 08:44, 29 July 2024

BOXHOLM

Province (Landskap): Östergötland
County (Län): Östergötlands län
Additions: 1971 Folkunga (partly, 1952 Appuna, Hogstad, Hov, Kumla, Rinna, Väderstad), Södra Göstring (1952 Blåvik, Malexander, Åsbo)

Arms (crest) of Boxholm
Official blazon
Swedish

Sköld kvadrerad: 1. och 4. i fält av guld en halv upprest, röd bock med blå beväring; 2. och 3. i rött fält ett järnmärke av guld.

English blazon wanted

Origin/meaning

Boxholm grew as a village around the castle with the same name, founded in the 15th century. Boxholm received city status and arms 1940, the arms were reconfirmed and registered in 1971.

The arms are a combination of the symbol for iron, a symbol for mining and industry. The goat is a canting symbol taken from the arms of the founder of the castle, Arvid Gustafsson Stenbock, and is thus also canting for the city itself.


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