Tranås

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TRANÅS

Province (Landskap): Småland
County (Län): Jönköpings län
Additions : 1952 Säby; 1967 Linderås (1952 Adelöv)

Official blazon
Swedish	En sköld av guld med en trana i naturlig färg stående på ett grönt berg.
English	blazon wanted

Origin/meaning

The arms were granted on July 24, 1919. The arms are canting, showing a crane (trana) on a hill (ås). The crane is shown with a stone in his paw, as is common in heraldry, as a symbol for vigilance.

The arms in the Kaffe Hag album +/- 1935

Literature: Nevéus and de Waern, 1992

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