Vreta kloster

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VRETA KLOSTER

Province (Landskap): Östergötland
County (Län): Östergötlands län
Additions : 1952 Flistad, Ljung, Stjärnorp
Incorporated into : 1971 Linköping

Official blazon
Swedish	I fält av guld en genomgående svart ruta, belagd med en av silver och rött kontrakomponerad balk\|-	English	blazon wanted

Origin/meaning

The arms were officially granted on April 9, 1956.

The arms show a square (female) shield for the former Cistercian convent (kloster) of Vreta, which was Sweden's oldest convent. The bend is the typical bend of the Cistercian order.