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{{is}} | {{is}}'''BORGARNES (BORGARHEPPUR)''' | ||
Incorporated into: 1998 [[Borgarbyggð]] | |||
Incorporated into : 1998 [[Borgarbyggð]] | |||
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The arms show a drinking horn, symbol for the historical Viking settlement of the area, and especially for the hero Egil Skallagrímsson, who lived near the present town of Borgarnes. The wheat ear symbolises the agriculture in the area. | The arms show a drinking horn, symbol for the historical Viking settlement of the area, and especially for the hero Egil Skallagrímsson, who lived near the present town of Borgarnes. The wheat ear symbolises the agriculture in the area. | ||
{{media}} | {{media}}'''[[Literature]]''': Image obtained from the Icelandic Association of Municipalities (Samband Íslenzkra Svetarfélaga); background by Sigrún María Guðlaugsdóttir<p> | ||
'''[[Literature]]''': Image obtained from the Icelandic Association of Municipalities (Samband Íslenzkra Svetarfélaga); background by Sigrún María Guðlaugsdóttir<p> | |||
[[Category:Icelandic municipalities]][[Category:Granted 1964]] | [[Category:Icelandic municipalities]][[Category:Granted 1964]] | ||
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BORGARNES (BORGARHEPPUR)
Incorporated into: 1998 Borgarbyggð
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Origin/meaning
The arms were adopted in 1964.
The arms show a drinking horn, symbol for the historical Viking settlement of the area, and especially for the hero Egil Skallagrímsson, who lived near the present town of Borgarnes. The wheat ear symbolises the agriculture in the area.
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