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ALFTA

Province (Landskap): Hälsingland
County (Län): Gävleborgs län
Incorporated into: 1974 Bollnäs (1977 Ovanåker)

Official blazon
Swedish	I fält av silver en i dess mitt bjälkvis ställd, röd ål ovanför tre av vågskuror bildade blå strängar.
English	blazon wanted

The arms were officially granted on November 5, 1970.

The eel (ål) is a canting element. The whole composition is taken from the seal of the Alfta parish, known from 1757.Literature:

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Index of the site Andersson, 1994; image from Wikipedia (author Lokal Profil)

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 Province (Landskap): [[Hälsingland]] <br>
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 I fält av silver en i dess mitt bjälkvis ställd, röd ål ovanför tre av vågskuror bildade blå strängar.
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+===Origin/meaning===
 The arms were officially granted on November 5, 1970.
-The eel (ål) is a canting element. The whole composition is taken from the seal of the Alfta parish, known from 1757.
+The eel (ål) is a canting element. The whole composition is taken from the seal of the Alfta parish, known from 1757.'''[[Civic Heraldry Literature - Sweden|Literature]]''':
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-[[Literature]] : Andersson, 1994; image from Wikipedia (author Lokal Profil)
+{{media}} Andersson, 1994; image from Wikipedia (author Lokal Profil)
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