Bjursås

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BJURSÅS

Province (Landskap): Dalarna
County (Län): Kopparbergs län
Incorporated into : 1971 Falun

Official blazon

Swedish

I rött fält en upprest bäver med blå beväring, därest dylik skall komma till användning, hållande en hammare i högra framfoten, allt i guld, och däröver en ginstam av guld belagd med en röd vävskyttel. Origin/meaning The arms were granted on February 28, 1947. The beaver symbolises the fact that this animal formerly was common in the area. It also indicates the Lake Bjursen = Beaver Lake. The hammer symbolises the shoemaking industry. The weavers' shuttle symbolises the textile industry. The former seal showed a totally different design: The seal from 1697 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 : Svärdström, 1952; Andersson, 1994.