Arvidsjaur
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ARVIDSJAUR
Province (Landskap): Lappland
County (Län): Norbottens Län
Additions : 1971 Arvidsjaurs landskommun
Official blazon
I fält av guld ett blått renhuvud med röd beväring, därest dylik skall komma till användning, och däröver en blå ginstam med Karlavagnens stjärnbild av guld.
Origin/meaning
The arms were granted in 1945 and registered in 1974.
The head of the reindeer in the arms af Arvidsjaur comes from the reindeer in the arms of the province of Norbotten in which the municipality is situated. Reindeer herding is also of great local importance. The Big Dipper is chosen to indicate Arvidsjaur as a commune far up north.
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