Vännäs city

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	VÄNNÄS Country : Sweden Province (Landskap) : Västerbotten County (Län) : Västerbottens län Incorporated into: 1971 Vännäs Loading map... {"minzoom":false,"maxzoom":false,"mappingservice":"leaflet","width":"250px","height":"250px","centre":false,"title":"","label":"","icon":"","lines":[],"polygons":[],"circles":[],"rectangles":[],"copycoords":false,"static":false,"zoom":7,"defzoom":14,"layers":["OpenStreetMap"],"image layers":[],"overlays":[],"resizable":false,"fullscreen":false,"scrollwheelzoom":true,"cluster":false,"clustermaxzoom":20,"clusterzoomonclick":true,"clustermaxradius":80,"clusterspiderfy":true,"geojson":"","clicktarget":"","imageLayers":[],"locations":[{"text":"","title":"","link":"","lat":63.90220000000000055706550483591854572296142578125,"lon":19.7462000000000017507773009128868579864501953125,"icon":""}],"imageoverlays":null}

Official blazon
Swedish	Sköld, schackrutad i nio rutor, varannan av guld och belagd med ett rött kugghjul, varannan röd och belagd med ett järnvägshjul av guld.
English	blazon wanted

Origin/meaning

The arms were officially granted on April 20, 1951.

The arms symbolise with a train wheel the importance of the local railway station for the development of the town, and with a cogwheel the importance of industry.

Literature: Andersson, 1994, image from Wikipedia

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