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|width="70%" align="center" |'''Heraldry of the World<br/>Civic heraldry of [[Norway]] - [[Norske Kommunevåpen]]'''
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'''GJØVIK'''
'''GJØVIK'''
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Province : [[Oppland]]<br/>
Province : [[Oppland]]<br/>


[[File:gjovik.gif|center]]
[[File:gjovik.gif|center|Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]]
 
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På blå bunn en svømmende sølv svane.
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====Origin/meaning====
===Origin/meaning===
The arms were officially granted on September 2, 1960.
The arms were officially granted on September 2, 1960.


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The old arms were devised and adopted in 1922. The division of the shield symbolises the dark forests around the (light) city. The pale symbolises the the Hunnselva river that runs into the lake Mjøsa (the largest lake in Norway). At the same time the pale is a linden tree without a known meaning.
The old arms were devised and adopted in 1922. The division of the shield symbolises the dark forests around the (light) city. The pale symbolises the the Hunnselva river that runs into the lake Mjøsa (the largest lake in Norway). At the same time the pale is a linden tree without a known meaning.


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{|align="center"
|align="center"|[[File:gjovik.hagno.jpg|center]]  <br/>The old arms in the [[Kaffe Hag Norge|Coffee Hag album]] +/- 1930  
|align="center"|[[File:gjovik.hagno.jpg|center|Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]]  <br/>The old arms in the [[Kaffe Hag Norge|Coffee Hag album]] +/- 1930  
|align="center"|[[File:{{PAGENAME}}7.jpg|center|300 px|Coat of arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]]  <br/>The arms on a manhole cover
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[[Literature]] : Norske Kommunevåpen, Kommunalforlaget, 1987.; image from Gjøvik kommune
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[[Civic Heraldry Literature - Norway|'''Literature''']]:  
Norske Kommunevåpen, Kommunalforlaget, 1987.; image from Gjøvik kommune


[[Category:Norwegian municipalities G]]
[[Category:Norwegian municipalities G]]
[[Category:Oppland]]
[[Category:Oppland]]
[[Category:Innlandet]]
[[Category:Granted 1922]]
[[Category:Granted 1922]]
[[Category:Granted 1960]]
[[Category:Granted 1960]]
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