Coat of arms of Westergötland ( Swede. Västergötlands vapen ) - a symbol of the Swedish historical province ( landskapa ) Westergötland .
| Coat of arms of Westergötland | |
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| Details | |
| Carrier | Landscap Linen |
| First mention | 1560 |
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In the period from 1942 to 1997, Lena Skaraborg was also used as a symbol of the administrative-territorial formation, and after combining the latter with neighboring Lenas, as an element of the coat of arms of the educated Lena of Västra-Götaland .
Content
- 1 History
- 2 Description (blazon)
- 3 Contents
- 4 See also
- 5 Sources
History
Used for the procession during the funeral of King Gustav Vasa in 1560. In the oldest known image of 1562 on the coat of arms of the Landskapa, the lion is supplemented with four stars. Subsequently, the number of stars was reduced to two.
The modern coat of arms was approved in 1885.
Description (blazon)
In the black and gold fields slanted to the left, the lion is in reverse colors with black weapons, in the black field in the upper left and lower right are the six-pointed silver star.
Contents
The lion on the sloping shield was in the XIII century. Coat of arms of the Westergland feudal lord Torgil Knuttson.
The coat of arms of the landscap can be crowned with the ducal crown.
Coat of arms of Westergötland on the tombstone of Gustav Vasa Coat of arms of Westergötland on the facade of the hospital (Falcheping) Coat of arms of the landskap with the ducal crown
See also
- Westergötland
- Coat of arms of Lena Skaraborg
- Swedish provinces
- Heraldry of Sweden
Sources
Nevéus C. Ny svensk vapenbok. - Stockholm: Streiffert, 1992 .-- S. 30.