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There are 290 municipalities in Sweden. Each has its own coat of arms. In Sweden, all municipalities that once had city rights can, if they chose, have a crown ontop of their coat of arms. Landskrona is unique as it officially has women holding the shield, and the crown is also a part of the arms itself. Landskrona is a municipality and town in Scania in southernmost Sweden. ...
sv:Landskrona kommunvapen Landskrona vapen tilldelades staden kort tid efter att Skåne hade erövrats av Sverige, och uppvisar vissa unika detaljer. Inget annat svenskt kommunvapen har sköldhållare och den krona som finns ovanpå skölden finns inte någon annanstans utan är beskriven till sitt innehåll i blasoneringen. Eftersom Landskrona var stad har kommunen teoretiskt sett också möjlighet att kröna skölden med en murkrona, men så görs aldrig eftersom Landskrona har sin alldeles egna krona. Texten i bilden ovan ingår naturligtvis egentligen inte i vapnet. Under den danska tiden hade Landskrona ett vapen som närmast motsvarade det nuvarande vapnets första fält, med en sluten krona. Kristianstad shows the insignia of the Danish Monarch Christian IV of Denmark. Kristianstad is a municipality and city in Scania in southernmost Sweden. ...
An image of Christian IV. Christian IV (1577–1648), king of Denmark and Norway, the son of Frederick II, king of Denmark and Norway, and Sophia of Mecklenburg, was born at Frederiksborg castle in 1577, and succeeded to the throne on the death of his father (April 4, 1588), attaining...
Östra Göinge The city arms depicts two palm trees crossing each other, a traditional symbol of peace and unity. It came into use after the treaty of Roskilde. Sundsvall uses a symbol in all official documents and on its website. Its also has a city arms, with a history back to 1624, symbolizing its military history. Sundsvall is a City and a Municipality in Västernorrland County, northern Sweden. ...
Strömsund has no historical City arms, but its symbol was registered with the municipal reform in the 70's and is regarded as one, looking like a traditional city arms.
Resources - Elias Granqvists sida om heraldik i Sverige (http://goto.glocalnet.net/elias/heraldik.htm)
- International Civic Heraldry (http://www.ngw.nl/index.htm)
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