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'''SNÆFELLSBÆR'''
'''SNÆFELLSBÆR'''
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Additions: 1994 Brei&eth;uv&iacute;kurhreppur, [[Neshreppur utan Ennis]], [[Ólafsvík]], Sta&eth;arsveit
Additions: 1994 Brei&eth;uv&iacute;kurhreppur, [[Neshreppur utan Ennis]], [[Ólafsvík]], Sta&eth;arsveit


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===Official blazon===
{| class="wikitable"
|+Official blazon
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|'''English'''
| blazon wanted
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===Origin/meaning===
===Origin/meaning===
The arms show Snæfellsjökull, a glacier topped volcano, which dominates the region and gave the region its name (Snæfell meaning snow mountain), and four fish for the four former municipalities. Fishing is still the main source of income for the region.
The arms show Snæfellsjökull, a glacier topped volcano, which dominates the region and gave the region its name (Snæfell meaning snow mountain), and four fish for the four former municipalities. Fishing is still the main source of income for the region.


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[[Literature]] : Image obtained from the Icelandic Association of Municipalities (Samband Íslenzkra Svetarfélaga)
[[Literature]] : Image obtained from the Icelandic Association of Municipalities (Samband Íslenzkra Svetarfélaga)


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[[Category:Icelandic municipalities]][[Category:Granted 2007]]

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Additions: 1994 Breiðuvíkurhreppur, Neshreppur utan Ennis, Ólafsvík, Staðarsveit

Coat of arms (crest) of Snæfellsbær
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Origin/meaning

The arms show Snæfellsjökull, a glacier topped volcano, which dominates the region and gave the region its name (Snæfell meaning snow mountain), and four fish for the four former municipalities. Fishing is still the main source of income for the region.


Literature : Image obtained from the Icelandic Association of Municipalities (Samband Íslenzkra Svetarfélaga)


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