Vänersborg

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VÄNERSBORG

Province (Landskap): Västergötland, Dalsland
County (Län): Västra Götalands län
Additions : 1944 Vassända-Naglum (partly), 1952 Väne-Ryr; 1974 Brålanda (1952 Gestad, Sundals-Ryr), Frändefor, Västra Tunhem (1952 Vänersnäs)

Official blazon

Swedish

I blått fält en bojort av guld med beslagna segel, flytande på en av vågskura bildad stam av silver. Bojorten har en naturfärgad svensk flagga på masttoppen och en i aktern. Origin/meaning The arms were officially granted in the 1940s. The arms are based on the letters patent of 1644 which granted town rights to Vänersborg. The actual design was only determined in the 1940s. The arms as shown by Liljeblad, 1878 The arms in the Kaffe Hag album +/- 1935 The arms in the town (source) 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 : Nevéus and de Waern, 1992