Nässjö

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NÄSSJÖ

Province (Landskap): Småland
County (Län): Jönköpings län
Additions: 1948 Nässjö rural municipality; 1971 Bodafors, Forserum (1952 Barkeryd), Malmbäck (1952 Almesåkra), Norra Sandsjö (1952 Bringetofta), Solberga (1952 Flisby, Norra Solberga)

Official blazon
Swedish	En sköld av guld med ett blått kugghjul, däröver en blå chef med trenne grankottar av sagda metall.
English	blazon wanted

Origin/meaning

The arms were officially granted in 1918.

The arms show in the lower half a cogwheel for the local industry. The six spokes refer to the six railway lines that come together in the town. The pine cones refer to the forests and forestry.

The arms in the Kaffe Hag album +/- 1935

Literature: Nevéus and de Waern, 1992

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