Årjäng

	ÅRJÄNG Country : Sweden Province (Landskap) : Värmland County (Län) : Värmlands län Additions : 1952 Silbodal 1971 Sillerud 1971 Holmedal 1952 Blomskog 1952 Karlanda 1952 Trankil 1974 Töcksmark 1952 Västra Fågelvik 1952 Östervallskog Loading map... {"minzoom":false,"maxzoom":false,"mappingservice":"leaflet","width":"250px","height":"250px","centre":false,"title":"","label":"","icon":"","lines":[],"polygons":[],"circles":[],"rectangles":[],"copycoords":false,"static":false,"zoom":7,"defzoom":14,"layers":["OpenStreetMap"],"image layers":[],"overlays":[],"resizable":false,"fullscreen":false,"scrollwheelzoom":true,"cluster":false,"clustermaxzoom":20,"clusterzoomonclick":true,"clustermaxradius":80,"clusterspiderfy":true,"geojson":"","clicktarget":"","imageLayers":[],"locations":[{"text":"","title":"","link":"","lat":59.38589999999999946567186270840466022491455078125,"lon":12.12310000000000087538865045644342899322509765625,"icon":""}],"imageoverlays":null}

Official blazon
Swedish	(1962) I fält av silver en upprest blå björn, med tunga, tänder och klor röda, inom en blå bård, belagd med hästskor av silver. (1974) I fält av silver en upprest blå björn, med tunga, tänder och klor röda, inom en blå bård, belags med riksgränstecken av silver.
English	blazon wanted

Origin/meaning

The arms were first registered on December 28, 1962, the new arms 1974 and are a combination of the 1962 arms of Årjäng and Töcksmark.

The bear in the arms is taken from the seal of the former Nordmark herred. The bordure with the horseshoes refers to the importance of horseriding in the area.

The arms from 1962
Postal cancellation
The arms on a roadsign on the municipal border

Literature: Nevéus and de Waern, 1992

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