Kumla

KUMLA

Province (Landskap): Närke
County (Län): Örebro län
Additions: 1967 Kumla rural municipality (1952 Hardemo); 1971 Ekeby och Gällersta (1952 Ekeby, Gällersta)

Official blazon
Swedish	I rött fält två korslagda hammare i silver ovanför ett treberg i silver.
English	blazon wanted

Origin/meaning

The arms were officially granted in 1945.

The arms refer with the shoemaker's hammer to the importance of shoe making in the 18th and 19^th century. The base refers to the Kumla hills, a large prehistoric grave field.

Literature: Nevéus and de Waern, 1992

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