Vreta kloster
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VRETA KLOSTER
Province (Landskap): Östergötland
County (Län): Östergötlands län
Additions : 1952 Flistad, Ljung, Stjärnorp
Incorporated into : 1971 Linköping
| Swedish |
I fält av guld en genomgående svart ruta, belagd med en av silver och rött kontrakomponerad balk. |
| English | blazon wanted |
Origin/meaning
The arms were officially granted on April 9, 1956.
The arms show a square (female) shield for the former Cistercian convent (kloster) of Vreta, which was Sweden's oldest convent. The bend is the typical bend of the Cistercian order.
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Literature: Andersson, 1994; image from Wikipedia (author Lokal Profil)