Simrishamn

	SIMRISHAMN Country : Sweden Province (Landskap) : Skåne County (Län) : Skåne län (until 1997 Kristianstads län) Additions: (to see click on expand) 1952 Gladsax 1952 Järrestad 1952 Simris-Nöbbelöv 1946 Nöbbelöv 1946 Simris 1970 Borrby 1952 Östra Hoby 1970 Brösarp 1952 Andrarum 1952 Eljaröd 1952 Fågeltofta 1952 Ravlunda 1970 Hammenhög 1952 Hannas 1952 Vallby 1952 Östra Herrestad 1952 Östra Ingelstad 1970 Tommarp 1952 Bolshög 1952 Stiby 1952 Östra Tommarp 1952 Östra Vemmerlöv 1974 Kivik 1952 Rörum 1952 Södra Mellby 1952 Sankt Olof 1952 Vitaby 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":55.554699999999996862243278883397579193115234375,"lon":14.34759999999999990905052982270717620849609375,"icon":""}],"imageoverlays":null}

Official blazon
Swedish	Sköld medelst en vågskura delad av guld, vari en röd båt, och blått, vari en fisk av guld med röda fenor.
English	blazon wanted

The arms were officially granted in 1945 to Simrishamn city and registered for the new municipality in 1974.

The arms are based on a seal of the city from the 15th century and indicate the importance of fishing and sailing for the city.

Literature: Nevéus and de Waern, 1992

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