Älgå
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ÄLGÅ
Province (Landskap): Värmland
County (Län): Värmlands län
Additions : 1952 Ny
Incorporated into : 1971 Arvika
Official blazon
I fält av silver två stolpvis ställda svarta strängar, inneslutande fyra stolpvis ordnade svarta hästskor.
Origin/meaning
The arms were officially granted on September 27, 1957.
The arms refer that the village has been situated near the former horse-driven railroad between Sulviken and Ränken built in 1852. The pale refers to the railroad, the horseshoes to the horses.
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Literature : Andersson, 1994, image from Wikimedia Commons