Överkalix

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ÖVERKALIX

Province (Landskap): Norrbotten
County (Län): Norrbottens län

Arms of Överkalix

Official blazon

I fält av silver en upprest svart björn med beväring av guld, och med en yxa av guld i högra framramen.

Origin/meaning

The arms were adopted in 1944 and formally registered in 1974.

The arms are based on a seal of the local parish from around 1730. The origin and meaning, however, is not known.


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Literature : Nevéus and de Waern, 1992