Ål (Leksand)

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ÅL (LEKSAND)

Province (Landskap): Dalarna
County (Län): Kopparbergs län
Incorporated into : 1974 Leksand

Official blazon

I blått fält ett hjulkors (konsekreationskors) mellan två veteax av guld och däröver en av en vågskura bildad ginstam av guld belagd med två korslagda blå bergsmansyxor.

Origin/meaning

The arms were officially granted on June 17, 1948.

The Wheel Cross symbolises Ål Church, one of the oldest in the Province of Dalarna (Dalecarlia). The Ear of Wheat symbolises Agriculture, and the Miners Axes the Mining.
The Wavy Fess symbolises the River Dalälven and the Lake Insjön.

The seal from 1697.

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