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'''Country''': Sweden [[File:Sweden.jpg|60 px|right]]<br><br><br>
'''Province (Landskap)''': [[Lappland]][[File:Lappland.jpg|60 px|right]]<br><br><br><br>
'''County (Län)''': [[Norrbottens län]][[File:norrbott.jpg|60 px|right]]<br><br><br>
'''Additions''':
* 1971 Karesuando


'''KIRUNA'''
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Province (Landskap): [[Lappland]] <br>
County (Län): [[Norrbottens län]] <br>
Additions : 1971 Karesuando
 
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| Sköld delad av silver, vari ett blått järnmärke, och blått, vari en fjällripa av silver med röd beväring, därest dylik skall förekomma.
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Sköld delad av silver, vari ett blått järnmärke, och blått, vari en fjällripa av silver med röd beväring, därest dylik skall förekomma.
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===Origin/meaning===
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In 1971 the ptarmigan received red claws and bill, which caused some problems within the city council, as some saw the red colour as a political symbol...
In 1971 the ptarmigan received red claws and bill, which caused some problems within the city council, as some saw the red colour as a political symbol...


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File:Kiruna2.jpg|alt=Arms (crest) of Kiruna|The arms on a roadsign on the municipal border (1960s)
File:kiruna1.jpg|alt=Arms (crest) of Kiruna|The arms on a roadsign on the municipal border (2000s)
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'''[[Civic Heraldry Literature - Sweden|Literature]]''': Nevéus and de Waern, 1992


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[[Literature]] : Nevéus and de Waern, 1992


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Latest revision as of 05:44, 15 September 2024

Arms (crest) of Kiruna
KIRUNA

Country: Sweden
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Province (Landskap): Lappland
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County (Län): Norrbottens län
Norrbott.jpg



Additions:

  • 1971 Karesuando
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Official blazon
Swedish Sköld delad av silver, vari ett blått järnmärke, och blått, vari en fjällripa av silver med röd beväring, därest dylik skall förekomma.
English blazon wanted

Origin/meaning

The arms were granted in 1949 and again registered in 1974.

The arms show in the upper half the symbol of iron. The city is well known for its iron mines. The lower half shows a ptarmigan (fjällripa in Swedish), a canting element, as it is named 'girun' in the local Sami language.

In 1971 the ptarmigan received red claws and bill, which caused some problems within the city council, as some saw the red colour as a political symbol...

Image gallery

Literature: Nevéus and de Waern, 1992


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