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|width="70%" align="center" |'''Heraldry of the World<br>Civic heraldry of [[Sweden]] > [[Sweden|<b>Sveriges Kommunvapen]]'''
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''' MUNKEDAL'''  
''' MUNKEDAL'''  


Province (Landskap): [[Bohuslän]] <br>
Province (Landskap): [[Bohuslän]] <br>
County (Län): [[Västra Götalands län]] <br>
County (Län): [[Västra Götalands län]] <br>
Additions : 1967 Ödeborg (partly); 1974 Svarteborg (1952  Bärfendal), Sörbygden (1952 Hede, Krokstad, Sanne)
Additions: 1967 Ödeborg (partly); 1974 Svarteborg (1952  Bärfendal), Sörbygden (1952 Hede, Krokstad, Sanne)


[[File:munkedal.jpg|center]]
[[File:munkedal.jpg|center|Coat of arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]]


====Official blazon====
{| class="wikitable"
I blått en gåspenna korsad med en pappersrulle, allt av silver.
|+Official blazon
|-
|'''Swedish'''
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I blått en gåspenna korsad med en pappersrulle, allt av silver|-
|'''English'''
| blazon wanted
|}


====Origin/meaning====
===Origin/meaning===
The arms were officially granted on April 11, 1983.
The arms were officially granted on April 11, 1983.


After th emerger the new municipality wanted to have a monk (Munke) in its arms, but that was not accepted. It was finally decided to use two main attributes of monks, a piece of paper and a quill in the arms. These symbols also refer to the importance of paper factories in the municipality.
After the merger the new municipality wanted to have a monk (Munke) in its arms, but that was not accepted. It was finally decided to use two main attributes of monks, a piece of paper and a quill in the arms. These symbols also refer to the importance of paper factories in the municipality.


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|align="center"|[[File:munkedal1.jpg|center|350 px]]  <br/>The arms on a roadsign on the municipal border  
|align="center"|[[File:munkedal1.jpg|center|350 px|Coat of arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]]  <br/>The arms on a roadsign on the municipal border  
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[[Literature]] : Petersson, 19??
'''[[Civic Heraldry Literature - Sweden|Literature]]''': Petersson, 19??


[[Category:Swedish Municipalities M]]
[[Category:Swedish Municipalities M]]

Latest revision as of 12:19, 11 February 2024

MUNKEDAL

Province (Landskap): Bohuslän
County (Län): Västra Götalands län
Additions: 1967 Ödeborg (partly); 1974 Svarteborg (1952 Bärfendal), Sörbygden (1952 Hede, Krokstad, Sanne)

Coat of arms (crest) of Munkedal
Official blazon
Swedish

I blått en gåspenna korsad med en pappersrulle, allt av silver|-

English blazon wanted

Origin/meaning

The arms were officially granted on April 11, 1983.

After the merger the new municipality wanted to have a monk (Munke) in its arms, but that was not accepted. It was finally decided to use two main attributes of monks, a piece of paper and a quill in the arms. These symbols also refer to the importance of paper factories in the municipality.

Coat of arms (crest) of Munkedal

The arms on a roadsign on the municipal border

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Literature: Petersson, 19??