Parish of Järstad (Linköping Diocese)

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PARISH OF JÄRSTAD (LINKÖPING DIOCESE)

Denomination : Lutheran

Official blazon

I fält av guld ett störtat och medelst tinnskuror bildat svart gaffelkors.

Origin/meaning

The Reversed Pall alludes to the conflunece of the Rivers Svartån and Skenaån. The embattlement symbolises the Medival Castle that is belived to have stood at the Confluence Point. The Black Tincture alludes to the name that is belived to come from the Personal Name Jærp meaning the Dark One. The Golden Field symbolises that the Parish is manily farm land. Designed by Per Andersson and assumed 29 March 1995.