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Svenska: Vapenflagga för kommunen Köping i Västmanlands län, Sverige. Enligt rådande heraldiska normer och traditioner är den så kallade vapenflaggan den riktiga flaggan för svenska kommuner. En vapenflagga är i stort sett ett heraldiskt vapen omgjort till flagga. Den skall inte visa den yttre sköldform som vapnet har i sin vanliga form, men uppvisar annars samma motiv, med innehållet anpassat således att det väl fyller ut flaggdukens yta. Eventuella tillbehör runt skölden, såsom kronor, hjälmar eller sköldhållare utelämnas.
Vapenflaggan står i kontrast till inkorrekta flaggtyper, exempelvis sådana som visar en vapensköld uppå en enfärgad duk, eller logotypflaggor. Dylika flaggor är olämpliga ur bl.a. heraldiska, grafiska, vexillologiska och traditionsvårdsmässiga hänseenden – trots detta finns det ändå kommuner som nyttjar någon inkorrekt flaggtyp i stället för den korrekta vapenflaggan. I Sverige representerar ett kommunvapen och motsvarande flagga inte bara kommunen som myndighet, utan även som geografiskt område. Den heraldiskt korrekta kommunflaggan får, så länge det görs på rätt sätt, användas av allmänheten för att uttrycka kommuntillhörighet, och användaren behöver inte be om lov. Den vapenbild som Köping har återgår på stadens sigill, känt från 1349/1378. Där ackompanjerades korset av initialbokstaven K. Detta emblem har sedan dess utgjort stadens märke i olika sammanhang, exempelvis på fanor och standar. Bokstäver anses dock stå i konflikt med god heraldik, och därför borttogs K:et när Köpings stad fick sitt vapen fastställt av Kunglig Majestät den 8 november 1940. När det kommer till varför korset valdes som symbol från början lägger Köpings kommun fram två teorier: en om att det har att göra med bygdens tidiga kristnande, en annan om att det härstammar från Olofskulten. Efter 1970‐talets kommunreform och nya regelverk gällande kommunala vapen registrerades vapnet för Köpings kommun hos Patent‐ och registreringsverket den 11 januari 1974, med följande blasonering: "I fält av guld ett blått, latinskt kors med de tre övre armarna korsade."English: The banner of arms of the municipality of Köping in Västmanland County, Sweden. According to currently valid heraldic norms and traditions, the proper flag of a Swedish municipality is the so called banner of arms. A banner of arms is essentially a coat of arms in flag form. It must not show the outer shield shape that arms are usually shown with, but it otherwise features the same design, adapted so that the contents satisfyingly fill up the available area. Any contingent accessories around the shield, such as crowns, helmets, or supporters, are left out.
The banner of arms stands in contrast to certain incorrect types of flags, such as ones bearing logotypes, or ones displaying the coat of arms as an escutcheon upon a unicoloured background. Such flags are inappropriate from various standpoints, including but not limited to heraldic, graphical, vexillological, and traditionalistic ones. Despite this, some municipalities utilize incorrect flags instead of the correct banner of arms. In Sweden, municipal arms and their corresponding flags represent not only municipal authority, but also municipalities as geographies. The heraldically correct flag of a municipality may be used by the general public to express municipal identity, as long as proper procedures and customs are followed. The person flying the flag does not need acquire permission. The heraldic charge used by Köping hearkens back to the old seal of the city, known from 1349/1378. There, the cross was accompanied by the letter K as a toponymic initial. This emblem has since constituted the heraldic symbol of the city in various settings, such as on banners and standards. However, as letters are seen as contrary to good heraldic practice, the K was omitted when the city of Köping got its arms confirmed by the King in Council on November 8, 1940. When it comes to why the cross was chosen as a symbol in the first place, the municipality puts forward two theories: according to the first, the cross could have to do with the early Christianization of the region, while according to the second, it could stem from the cult of St. Olaf. After the municipal reforms of the 1970s and changes to regulations regarding civic heraldry made during the same period, the arms were registered for Köping Municipality with the Swedish Patent and Registration Office on January 11, 1974, with the following blazon: "In a field of gold a blue, Latin cross with its three upper arms crossed." |
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