Gullspång

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GULLSPÅNG

Province (Landskap): Västergötland
County (Län): Västra Götalands län
Additions : 1971 Amnehärad, Hova (partly, 1952 Älgarås), Visnum (1952 Södra Råda)

Official blazon

Swedish

I blått fält en hoppande lax, ovan åtföljd av en smal upphöjd bjälke, nedan av en krona, allt av guld|-

English

blazon wanted

Origin/meaning

The arms was Registred in 1989. The Golden Fess symbolises the Name, meaning Golden Bridge. The Salmon is the local variant Gullspång Salmon.
The Crown symbolises the Battle of Hova in 1275, when King Valdemar lost his Crown to his Brother Magnus Ladulås.

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Literature : Nevéus and de Waern, 1992