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The hammer is a symbol for the copper factory Hallsta kopparhammare, which was set up in 1638 and has given the municipality its name. The cogwheels symbolise the modern industry.
The hammer is a symbol for the copper factory Hallsta kopparhammare, which was set up in 1638 and has given the municipality its name. The cogwheels symbolise the modern industry.
 
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HALLSTAHAMMAR

Province (Landskap): Västmanland
County (Län): Västmanlands län
Additions : 1971 Kolbäck (partly, 1952 Rytterne, Säby)

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Official blazon

Sköld delad av silver, vari en bjälkvis ställd svart hammare, och av rött, vari tre kugghjul av silver, ställda två och ett.

Origin/meaning

The arms were granted in 1948 for the Borough (köping) of Hallstahammar and officially registered in 1986.

The hammer is a symbol for the copper factory Hallsta kopparhammare, which was set up in 1638 and has given the municipality its name. The cogwheels symbolise the modern industry.

Hallstahammar.jpg

The arms on a roadsign on the municipal border

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