Burträsk

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Arms (crest) of Burträsk
BURTRÄSK

Country : Sweden
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Province (Landskap) : Västerbotten
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County (Län) : Västerbottens län
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Official blazon
Swedish Medelst en vågskura delad av silver, vari en yxa och en spade i kors, båda blå, och blått, vari två korslagda braxar av silver med röd beväring, därest dylik skall komma till användning.
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Origin/meaning

The arms were officially granted on October 3, 1947.

The axe symbolises forestry and the spade symbolises agriculture. The wave indicates the many lakes, rivers and ponds in the municipality. The fish is taken from the seal of Bruträsk parish.

The Burträsk municipal society (municipalsamhälle, a council for a larger village within a rural municipality) also had its own arms:

Arms (crest) of Burträsk

These arms were granted on February 14, 1947.

The bar with the stars is taken from the arms of the county Governor G.E. Edelstam, which founded the Estate Edelvik in the area.
The beaver indicates the bur part of the name. The fish is taken from the seal of Bruträsk parish.

Literature: Andersson, 1994; image from Wikipedia (by Lokal Profil)


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