Torsås

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TORSÅS

Province (Landskap): Småland
County (Län): Kalmar län
Additions : 1952 Gullabo; 1971 Söderåkra

Official blazon

Swedish

Sköld genom ett mantelsnitt delad av rött och av guld, vari en röd torshammare med huvudet uppåt. Origin/meaning The arms were granted on December 16, 1955. The arms are canting, showing the hammer of the Germanic God Thor. The division of the shield refers to the -ås part of the name, åsen meaning ridge. Contact and Support Contact Facebook Instagram Donate with Paypal Donate with WhyDonate eBay shop Rare heraldic book downloads Partners: Meijerink heraldic bookshop Webaldic heraldic identifying programme Nederlands Genootschap voor Heraldiek Armorial de France Homunculus / Heraldicum Disputationes De Raaf heraldic design Your logo here ? Contact us © since 1995, Heraldry of the World, Ralf Hartemink Index of the site Literature : Nevéus and de Waern, 1992