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'''Country''': Sweden [[File:Sweden.jpg|60 px|right]]<br><br><br> | |||
'''Province (Landskap)''': [[Södermanland]][[File:soderman.jpg|60 px|right]]<br><br><br><br> | |||
'''County (Län)''': [[Stockholms län]][[File:stockholml.jpg|60 px|right]]<br><br><br> | |||
'''Additions''': | |||
* 1971 Grödinge | |||
* 1974-1983 [[Salem (Sweden)|Salem]] | |||
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|'''Swedish''' | |||
| I rött fält en stående med gloria försedd Sankt Botvidsbild av guld, hållande i högra handen en yxa och i den vänstra en fisk, båda av silver. | |||
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|'''English''' | |||
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===Origin/meaning=== | |||
The arms were registered in 1974 and again in 1983. | The arms were registered in 1974 and again in 1983. | ||
The arms of Botkyrka contains an image of Sr. Botvid, which in his hands holds his attributes, an ax and a fish. The saint has given the place its name, and thinking about the last part of the name, kyrka (church), a saint is of course appropriate as a charge. | The arms of Botkyrka contains an image of Sr. Botvid, which in his hands holds his attributes, an ax and a fish. The saint has given the place its name, and thinking about the last part of the name, kyrka (church), a saint is of course appropriate as a charge. | ||
'''[[Civic Heraldry Literature - Sweden|Literature]]''': Nevéus and de Waern, 1992; image from the Botkyrka council | |||
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[[Category:Swedish Municipalities B]] | [[Category:Swedish Municipalities B]] |
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