Luleå

	LULEÅ Country: Sweden Province (Landskap): Norrbotten County (Län): Norrbottens län Additions: 1969 Nederluleå 1969 Råneå 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":65.5785000000000053432813729159533977508544921875,"lon":22.149499999999999744204615126363933086395263671875,"icon":""}],"imageoverlays":null}

Official blazon
Swedish	I fält av silver två blå nycklar i kors, den vänstra störtad. .
English	blazon wanted

Origin/meaning

The arms were granted in 1942 and confirmed in 1974.

The oldest known description of the arms of Luleå with the two keys dates from 1621. The keys are the symbol of St. Peter, the historical patron saint of the city. The oldest known seal of the district dates from the 15^th century and already shows St. Peter holding a key.

Image gallery

The arms as shown by Liljeblad, 1878
The arms in the Kaffe Hag album +/- 1935
The arms on a Dutch Willem II cigar band
Postal cancellation

Literature: Nevéus and de Waern, 1992

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