Hjo

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HJO

Province (Landskap): Västergötland
County (Län): Västra Götalands län
Additions : 1952 Grevbäck, Hjo (rural municipality); 1971 Värså (partly, 1952 Edåsa, Forsby, Ljunghem, Mofalla, Sventorp, Varola); 1974 Fågelås (partly, 1952 Brandstorp, Norra Fågelås, Södra Fågelås), Fröjered (partly, 1952 Fridene, Korsberga)

Hjo kommunvapen

Official blazon

I blått ett enmastat segelfartyg med korsprydd mast och tvärskuren flagga, allt av guld.

Origin/meaning

The arms were granted in 1933 and are based on the oldest seal of the city, known since 1628. The seal already shows a ship, as the city borders the Vättern Lake and was an important harbour.

Arms of Hjo

The seal from 1628
Arms of Hjo

The arms as shown by Liljeblad, 1878
Arms of Hjo

The arms in the Kaffe Hag album +/- 1935

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Literature : Nevéus and de Waern, 1992