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Added welcome sign image
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===Origin/meaning=== | ===Origin/meaning=== | ||
The main occupation in the town is fisheries, and especially until the 1970s herring was the main species. The arms thus show three herrings. | The main occupation in the town is fisheries, and especially until the 1970s herring was the main species. The arms thus show three herrings. | ||
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|align="center"|[[File:Siglufjörður photo.jpg|center|400 px|Arms of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>Arms of the town on a 19th century photo of the welcome sign (image source in Literature section) | |||
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{{media}} | {{media}} | ||
[[Literature]] : | [[Literature]] : Main image obtained from the Icelandic Association of Municipalities (Samband Íslenzkra Svetarfélaga) | ||
Photo of welcome sign from Siglo.is - http://www.siglo.is/is/frettir/gongutur-um-heimahaga-7-hluti-siglfirskt-80-myndir | |||
[[Category:Icelandic municipalities]] | [[Category:Icelandic municipalities]] | ||