Kristianstad

	KRISTIANSTAD Country: Sweden Province (Landskap): Skåne County (Län): Skåne län (until 1997 Kristianstads län) Additions: (to see click on expand) 1941 Norra Åsum 1967 Araslöv 1952 Färlöv 1952 Norra Strö 1967 Nosaby 1952 Fjälkestad 1952 Österslöv 1967 Träne 1952 Djurröd 1952 Äsphult 1967 Vä 1952 Köpinge 1952 Skepparslöv 1971 Åhus 1971 Everöd 1952 Lyngsjö 1952 Östra Sönnarslöv 1971 Fjälkinge 1952 Gustav Adolf 1952 Ivö 1952 Kiaby 1952 Nymö 1952 Rinkaby 1952 Trolle-Ljungby 1974 Degeberg 1952 Huaröd 1952 Hörröd 1952 Maglehem 1952 Vittskövle 1974 Tollarp 1952 Linderöd 1952 Västra Vram 1952 Östra Vram 1974 Oppmanna och Vånga 1952 Oppmanna 1952 Vånga Loading map... {"minzoom":false,"maxzoom":false,"mappingservice":"leaflet","width":"250px","height":"250px","centre":false,"title":"","label":"","icon":"","lines":[],"polygons":[],"circles":[],"rectangles":[],"copycoords":false,"static":false,"zoom":7,"defzoom":14,"layers":["OpenStreetMap"],"image layers":[],"overlays":[],"resizable":false,"fullscreen":false,"scrollwheelzoom":true,"cluster":false,"clustermaxzoom":20,"clusterzoomonclick":true,"clustermaxradius":80,"clusterspiderfy":true,"geojson":"","clicktarget":"","imageLayers":[],"locations":[{"text":"","title":"","link":"","lat":56.02810000000000201225702767260372638702392578125,"lon":14.157199999999999562305674771778285503387451171875,"icon":""}],"imageoverlays":null}

Official blazon
Swedish	I blått fält två mot varandra vända, uppresta lejon mellan sig bärande ett krönt monogram, C4, allt av guld.
English	blazon wanted

Origin/meaning

Kristianstad was founded in 1614 by the Danish King Christian IV. The arms were granted by the King on March 15, 1622 and show the monogram with the initials of the king. When Skåne became part of Sweden in 1658, the arms remained the same. The arms were officially granted by the Swedish King in 1932.

Image gallery

The arms as shown by Liljeblad, 1878
The arms in the Kaffe Hag album +/- 1935
Postal cancellation 1948
Municipal stationary 1948
The arms on a road sign, 2011
The arms on a city waste bin (2017)
The arms near the church (2017)
The arms on the church (2017)
The arms on an information board (2017)
The arms on a Dutch Willem II cigar band
Greeting card, 1950s
Greeting card, 1950s

Literature: Nevéus and De Waern, 1992; Information provided by the Kristianstad municipality.

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