Växjö

	VÄXJÖ Country : Sweden Province (Landskap) : Småland County (Län) : Kronobergs län Additions: (to see click on expand) 1971 Bergunda 1952 Öja 1952 Öjaby 1971 Braås 1952 Drev 1952 Dädesjö 1952 Hornaryd 1952 Sjösås 1971 Hovmantorp (partly) 1971 Lammhult 1952 Aneboda 1952 Asa 1952 Berg 1971 Linneryd (partly) 1971 Mellersta Kinnevald 1952 Dänningelanda 1952 Kalvsvik 1952 Tävelsås 1952 Vederslöv 1971 Moheda (partly) 1971 Rottne 1952 Gårdsby 1952 Söraby 1952 Tjureda 1952 Tolg 1971 Östra Torsås 1952 Tegnaby 1941 Hemmesjö 1971 Väckelsång (partly) 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":56.87729999999999819237928022630512714385986328125,"lon":14.8071000000000001506350599811412394046783447265625,"icon":""}],"imageoverlays":null}

Official blazon
Swedish	I fält av silver en av en vågskura bildad blå stam och däröver en naturfärgad bild av S:t Sigfrid, stående, klädd i röd klädnad och med gloria av guld samt hållande i högra handen en kräkla och i den vänstra en kyrka, båda av guld.
English	blazon wanted

The arms were officially granted on September 15, 1939 and confirmed in 1971.

The arms show St. Sigfrid, who supposedly founded the church in the city (city rights in 1342). His image also appeared on the old seals of the city.

Until 1939 rather different arms were used by the city, see images below.

In 1973, after the merger with the surrounding municipalities, a new proposal was made by Lennart Rohde but not adopted (see below).

Literature: Nevéus and de Waern, 1992; Image from the Riksarkivet Sverige; information by Marcus Karlsson

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