Torsås

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TORSÅS

Province (Landskap): Småland
County (Län): Kalmar län
Additions : 1952 Gullabo; 1971 Söderåkra

Torsås kommunvapen
Official blazon
Swedish

Sköld genom ett mantelsnitt delad av rött och av guld, vari en röd torshammare med huvudet uppåt|-

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Origin/meaning

The arms were granted on December 16, 1955.

The arms are canting, showing the hammer of the Germanic God Thor. The division of the shield refers to the -ås part of the name, åsen meaning ridge.

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Literature : Nevéus and de Waern, 1992

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