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'''LOM''' | '''LOM''' | ||
Province : [[Innlandet]] (until 2020 [[Oppland]]) | Province: [[Innlandet]] (until 2020 [[Oppland]]) | ||
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The arms show three spades used to scoop water from the irrigation channels typical for the area. The area is one of the driest in Norway, but the soil is good for agriculture. It thus needs irrigation. In the 17<sup>th</sup> century a system was developed in which melting water from the mountains was transported to the area using wooden channels or aquaducts. The water was further divided using irrigation channels. | The arms show three spades used to scoop water from the irrigation channels typical for the area. The area is one of the driest in Norway, but the soil is good for agriculture. It thus needs irrigation. In the 17<sup>th</sup> century a system was developed in which melting water from the mountains was transported to the area using wooden channels or aquaducts. The water was further divided using irrigation channels. | ||
[[Literature]] : [http://www.kf.kommorg.no/ Norwegian Municipal Network]; Norske Kommunevåpen, Kommunalforlaget, 1987. | [[Civic Heraldry Literature - Norway|'''Literature''']]: | ||
[http://www.kf.kommorg.no/ Norwegian Municipal Network]; Norske Kommunevåpen, Kommunalforlaget, 1987. | |||
{{media}} | {{media}} | ||
Latest revision as of 11:42, 11 August 2024
LOM
Province: Innlandet (until 2020 Oppland)
| Norwegian |
På blå grunn tre sølv skjeltrekor. |
| English | blazon wanted |
Origin/meaning
The arms were granted on February 6, 1987.
The arms show three spades used to scoop water from the irrigation channels typical for the area. The area is one of the driest in Norway, but the soil is good for agriculture. It thus needs irrigation. In the 17th century a system was developed in which melting water from the mountains was transported to the area using wooden channels or aquaducts. The water was further divided using irrigation channels. Literature:
Norwegian Municipal Network; Norske Kommunevåpen, Kommunalforlaget, 1987.
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