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'''ELVERUM'''
'''ELVERUM'''


Province : [[Innlandet]] (until 2020 [[Hedmark]])
Province: [[Innlandet]] (until 2020 [[Hedmark]])


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The arms show an owl as a symbol for wisdom. In 1940, when Norway was under attack from the German forces, King Haakon received in Elverum the power from the parliament to govern the country, in its best interests.
The arms show an owl as a symbol for wisdom. In 1940, when Norway was under attack from the German forces, King Haakon received in Elverum the power from the parliament to govern the country, in its best interests.


[[Civic Heraldry Literature - Norway|'''Literature''']]: [http://www.kf.kommorg.no/ Norwegian Municipal Network] and Norske Kommunevåpen, Kommunalforlaget, 1987.
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[[Civic Heraldry Literature - Norway|'''Literature''']]:
[http://www.kf.kommorg.no/ Norwegian Municipal Network] and Norske Kommunevåpen, Kommunalforlaget, 1987.


[[Category:Norwegian municipalities E]]
[[Category:Norwegian municipalities E]]

Latest revision as of 11:10, 11 August 2024

ELVERUM

Province: Innlandet (until 2020 Hedmark)

Arms (crest) of Elverum
Official blazon
Norwegian

I rødt ei gull ugle med utslåtte vinger.

English blazon wanted

Origin/meaning

The arms were granted on December 9, 1988.

The arms show an owl as a symbol for wisdom. In 1940, when Norway was under attack from the German forces, King Haakon received in Elverum the power from the parliament to govern the country, in its best interests.

Literature: Norwegian Municipal Network and Norske Kommunevåpen, Kommunalforlaget, 1987.

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