Älghult

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ÄLGHULT

Province (Landskap): Småland
Incorporated into : 1971 Uppvidinge

Älghult kommunvapen
Official blazon
Swedish

I fält av guld en från ett blått treberg uppväxande blå ek med röda ollon, överlagd med en på berget gående röd älg med blå beväpning.

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Origin/meaning

The arms were officially granted on December 4, 1953.

The arms are canting, the name means wooded elk-hills. The oak was also part of the former Uppvidinge hundred seal.


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