Krokom

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KROKOM

Province (Landskap): Jämtland
County (Län): Jämtlands län
Additions : 1974 Alsen, Föllinge (1952 Laxsjö; 1969 Hotagen), Offerdal, Rödön (1952 Aspås, Näskott, Ås)

Official blazon

I fält av silver en av vågskuror bildad dubbel blå sparre, sänkt och störtad, däröver en röd gumse i hällristningsmanér.

Origin/meaning

The arms were officially granted in 1977.

The arms show in the upper half a deer, based on the rock carvings in the municipality, but not an actual carving. The original design shows a solar cross, but in the final design the deer was chosen.

The lower half is canting, the name has been explained as meaning 'the bends', and show a bend in the local rivers.