Helsingborg

	HELSINGBORG Country: Sweden Province (Landskap): Skåne County (Län): Skåne län (until 1997 Malmöhus län) Additions: (to see click on expand) 1918 Rau 1919 Helsingsborgs landskommun 1971 Kattarp 1952 Välinge 1971 Mörarp 1952 Frillestad 1952 Hässlunda 1952 Kropp 1952 Mörarp 1952 Välluv 1971 Vallåkra 1952 Bårslöv 1952 Fjärestad 1952 Kvistofta 1952 Ottarp 1971 Ödåkra 1952 Allerum 1952 Fleninge 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":56.046300000000002228262019343674182891845703125,"lon":12.70139999999999957935870043002068996429443359375,"icon":""}],"imageoverlays":null}

Official blazon
Swedish	I fält av silver en från en uppskjutande, genomgående, krenelerad mur uppskjutande borg med en krenelerad kärna med en spetsig med ett utböjt kors krönt tornhuv, allt rött.
English	blazon wanted

Origin/meaning

The arms are derived from the medieval seal of the city, which dates from the early 14^th century. The seal shows most likely a large church behind a city wall. It has been assumed for a very long time that the church symbolised the local castle Kärnan, but archaeological research has shown that the castle was built after the seal was made. The arms were formally granted in 1916 and redefined in 1946.

Image gallery

The historical seal
The arms as shown by Liljeblad, 1878
The arms in the Kaffe Hag album +/- 1935
The arms in the city
The arms on a manhole cover (2014)
The arms on a city wastebin (2014)
The arms on a city wastebin (2017)
The arms on a flower pot (2014)

Literature: Nevéus and de Waern, 1992

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