Vilhelmina landskommun

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VILHELMINA (landskommun)

Province (Landskap): Lappland
County (Län): Västerbottens län
Incorporated into : 1965 Vilhelmina

Coat of arms (crest) of Vilhelmina landskommun
Official blazon
Swedish

I blått fält under en krona två av vågskuror bildade bjälkar, allt av silver|-

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Origin/meaning

The arms were granted on September 15,1950.

The crown stands for Queen Fredrika Dorotea Vilhelmina, from whom the place was named; she was married to King Gustavus IV Adolphus. The two wavy lines refer to the two main rivers and river-valleys in the municipality, the Kultsjödal and the Malgomajdal valleys.


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