Bräcke

	BRÄCKE Country : Sweden Province (Landskap) : Jämtland County (Län) : Jämtlands län Additions : 1952 Nyhem 1974 Revsund 1952 Bodsjö 1952 Sundsjö 1974 Kälarne 1952 Håsjö 1952 Hällesjö Loading map... {"minzoom":false,"maxzoom":false,"mappingservice":"leaflet","width":"250px","height":"250px","centre":false,"title":"","label":"","icon":"","lines":[],"polygons":[],"circles":[],"rectangles":[],"copycoords":false,"static":false,"zoom":7,"defzoom":14,"layers":["OpenStreetMap"],"image layers":[],"overlays":[],"resizable":false,"fullscreen":false,"scrollwheelzoom":true,"cluster":false,"clustermaxzoom":20,"clusterzoomonclick":true,"clustermaxradius":80,"clusterspiderfy":true,"geojson":"","clicktarget":"","imageLayers":[],"locations":[{"text":"","title":"","link":"","lat":62.74560000000000314912540488876402378082275390625,"lon":15.4049999999999993605115378159098327159881591796875,"icon":""}],"imageoverlays":null}

Official blazon
Swedish	Sköld, två gånger delad av blått, bestrött med sexuddiga gyllene stjärnor, och av guld, vari en gående svart björn med röd tunga och röda klor, samt av rött, bildande en mur med fogar av guld.
English	blazon wanted

Origin/meaning

The arms were officially granted on March 28, 1958.

The arms are based on the old parish seal, dating from around 1800. The seal showed a bear on a stone bridge and walking under a star. This composition was transformed into the present arms.

Image gallery

The arms in the town

Literature: Nevéus and de Waern, 1992

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