Övertorneå

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ÖVERTORNEÅ

Province (Landskap): Norrbotten
County (Län): Norrbottens län
Additions : 1969 Hietaniemi

Official blazon

Swedish

I fält av silver en gående svart räv, med röd tunga, mellan tre sexuddiga röda stjärnor ordnade två och en. Origin/meaning The arms were designed and granted in 1949 and officially registered in 1974. The arms are based on an old seal for Övertorneå where among other things, some stars and an animal were shown, which has been interpreted as an fox, in connection to ancient Roman sources about black fox fur, which perhaps had been obtained from this area. 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