Bor (Sweden)
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BOR
Province (Landskap): Småland
County (Län): Jönköpings län
Additions : 1952 Gällaryd, Tånnö, Voxtorp
Incorporated into : 1971 Värnamo
Official blazon
I blått fält ett treberg av silver, vari en svart kloförsedd hand uppskjuter, ovan åtföljt av ett dryckeshorn av silver, mot vilket från övre sköldkanten en hand av silver nedskjuter.
Origin/meaning
The arms were officially granted in 1957.
The arms are based on a local legend about a knight's meeting with a troll in the municipality.
Literature : image from Wikipedia (author Lokal Profil)