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'''KARMØY'''
'''KARMØY'''


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


[[File:karmoy.gif|center|Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]]
[[File:karmoy.gif|center|Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]]


===Official blazon===
{| class="wikitable"
|+Official blazon
|-
|'''Norwegian'''
|
 
I rødt et sølv gitterkryss.
I rødt et sølv gitterkryss.
|-
|'''English'''
| blazon wanted
|}


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


{|align="center"
|align="center"|[[File:{{PAGENAME}}7.jpg|center|300 px|Arms of {{PAGENAME}}]]  <br/>The arms on a manhole cover
|}
{{media}}
{{media}}


[[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