Tanum
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TANUM
Province (Landskap): Bohuslän
County (Län): Västra Götalands län
Additions : 1952 Grebbestad, Lur; 1971 Bullaren (1952 Mo, Naverstad), Kville (1952 Bottna, Svenneby; 1964 Fjällbacka urban area)
Official blason
Av guld och rött delad sköld, i övre fältet hällristning en plöjande man med två oxar, allt av rött, i nedre fältet hällristning ett skepp av guld.
Origin/meaning
The arms were officially granted on March 21, 1986.
The arms show parts from the famous UNESCO World Heritage site of rock carvings in the municipality. The carvings also symbolise the agricultural part of the municipality, as well as the coastal part and villages.
 The arms on a roadsign on the municipal border |
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