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Svenska: Vapenflagga för kommunen Kävlinge i Skåne 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. Kävlinges vapen visar ett sexarmat kors, symboliserande sex sammanstrålande järnvägslinjer, vilka bidragit med att göra Kävlinge till en viktig järnvägsknut – något som varit betydande för ortens framväxt och utveckling. Yttermera är korset bildat av s.k. kavlar, som kan tolkas anspela på ortnamnet. Den ursprungliga vapenfastställelsen av Kunglig Majestät den 27 juli 1955 gällde Kävlinge köping. Blasoneringen lyder: "I grönt fält ett sexarmat kors av guld, bildat av en smal bjälke, en kavle och en ginkavle." Efter 1970‐talets kommunreform och nya regelverk gällande kommunala vapen registrerades vapnet för Kävlinge kommun hos Patent‐ och registreringsverket den 4 april 1975 med samma blasonering. Två av de sex järnvägslinjerna hade då lagt ned, men det sågs inte som någon anledning att ändra på vapnet.English: The banner of arms of the municipality of Kävlinge in Scania 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 arms of Kävlinge show a six‐armed cross, symbolizing six converging railway lines that have made Kävlinge into an important railway junction, which is something that has been of importance to the development of the locality. Furthermore, the cross is formed by three instances of a charge known as a "kavel" or "kavle" in Swedish heraldry, which can be seen as a canting element. The arms were originally confirmed by the King in Council for the market town of Kävlinge on July 27th, 1955, with the following blazon: "In a green field a six‐armed cross of gold, formed by a bar, a bendlet and a bendlet sinister." After the municipal reforms of the 1970s and changes to regulations regarding civic heraldry made during the same period, the arms were registered for Kävlinge Municipality with the Swedish Patent and Registration Office on April 4th, 1975, with the same blazon. By then, two of the six railway lines had closed down, but this was seen as no reason to change the coat of arms. |
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