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Province : [[Rogaland]]<br>
Province : [[Rogaland]]<br>
Additions : 1965 Avaldsnes (partly), Kopervik, Skudenes, Skudeneshavn, Stangaland, Torvastad, Åkra
Additions: 1965 Avaldsnes (partly), Kopervik, Skudenes, Skudeneshavn, Stangaland, Torvastad, Åkra


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===Origin/meaning===
===Origin/meaning===
The arms were granted on April 18, 1975.
The arms were granted on April 18, 1975.


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[[Literature]] : [http://www.kf.kommorg.no/ Norwegian Municipal Network]; Capellen, 1987
[[Civic Heraldry Literature - Norway|'''Literature''']]:  
[http://www.kf.kommorg.no/ Norwegian Municipal Network]; Capellen, 1987


[[Category:Norwegian municipalities K]]
[[Category:Norwegian municipalities K]]
[[Category:Rogaland]]
[[Category:Rogaland]]
[[Category:Granted 1975]]
[[Category:Granted 1975]]

Latest revision as of 08:53, 29 July 2024

KARMØY

Province : Rogaland
Additions: 1965 Avaldsnes (partly), Kopervik, Skudenes, Skudeneshavn, Stangaland, Torvastad, Åkra

Arms (crest) of Karmøy
Official blazon
Norwegian

I rødt et sølv gitterkryss.

English blazon wanted

Origin/meaning

The arms were granted on April 18, 1975.

The diamond symbolises the name Karmøy. The island protects the mainland. The cross symbolises the Avaldsnes church, a royal chapel in the Middle Ages.

Arms of Karmøy

The arms on a manhole cover

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Literature:

Norwegian Municipal Network; Capellen, 1987