Åsele

ÅSELE

Province (Landskap): Lappland
County (Län): Västerbottens län
Additions : 1974 Fredrika, 1974-1980 Dorotea

Official blazon
Swedish	I rött fält ett framåtvänt renhuvud och mellan dess horn blomman av en näckros (Nuphar Luteum), allt av guld.
English	blazon wanted

The arms were officially granted on December 30, 1955.

The Head of a Reindeer symbolises the importance of this Animal to the Area. The Flower was chosen as a differenting symbol.

Literature: Nevéus and de Waern, 1992

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