Gamla Uppsala

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GAMLA UPPSALA

Province (Landskap): Uppland
County (Län): Uppsala län
Incorporated into : 1947 Uppsala

Official blazon

Swedish

I rött fält en bild av Sankt Erik uppstigande från ett treberg, allt av guld. Origin/meaning The arms were officially granted on February 15, 1946. The arms show the three (grave)hills in Gamla Uppsala and the local patron saint St. Erik, whose relics were kept in Gamla Uppsala until 1273 when they were moved to Uppsala. The colours are those of Uppland. 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 : Andersson, 1994; image from Wikipedia (author Lokal Profil)