Bengtsfors

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BENGTSFORS

Province (Landskap): Dalsland
County (Län): Västra Götalands län (until 1998 Älvsborgs län)
Additions: 1971 Bäckefors (1952 Bäcke, Ödskölt), Lelång (1952 Laxarby, Torrskog, Vårvik, Ärtemark), Steneby (1952 Tisselskog)

Arms (crest) of Bengtsfors
Official blazon
Swedish

I rött en uppskjutande genomgående bro med två valv och däröver en merkuriestav, allt av silver.

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Origin/meaning

The arms were designed in 1946 and show a staff of Mercury as a symbol for trading, and the local bridge (Bengtsbroa). After the merger in 1971 the arms did not change.Literature:


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Index of the site Nevéus and de Waern, 1992; image from the Bengtsfors municipality