Bohuslän, unofficial flags and flag proposals (Sweden)

Last modified: 2006-04-01 by phil nelson
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image by Jan Oskar Engene

• About the flag

See also:

• Bohuslän
• County of Western Götaland (Västra Götalands län)
• Regional flags (Sweden)
• Sweden

About the flag

This unofficial flag for Bohuslän was designed as a private initiative by someone who probably was not aware of the existence of the official flag for Bohuslän.

The flag was reported in Göteborgs-Posten, a Swedish newspaper, in 1997. It had been used in Grebbestad since 1996. In 2001 it is reported to have been seen at Gullholmen too.

According to the article in Göteborgs-Posten, the red colour stands for granite, while the two blue shades symbolize sky and sea. The image above is based on the description from the newspaper.
Jan Oskar Engene, 1997, Rolf Lindquist, May 2001