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|width="70%" align="center" |'''Heraldry of the World<br>Civic heraldry of [[Greenland]]'''
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'''Country''' : Denmark [[File:Denmark-small.jpg|60 px|right]]<br><br><br>
'''Country''' : Greenland [[File:groenla2.jpg|60 px|right]]<br><br><br>
'''Incorporated into''' :
* 2009 [[Qaasuitsup]]
** 2018 [[Avannaata]]
 
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'''UPERNAVIK'''
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Incorporated into : 2009 [[Qaasuitsup]]
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|'''Danish'''
[[File:upernavi.jpg|center|Arms of {{PAGENAME}}]]
| blazon wanted
 
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====Official blazon====
|'''Greenlandic'''
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|'''English'''
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====Origin/meaning====
===Origin/meaning===
The arms were granted in 1973.  
The arms were granted in 1973.  


The name means in Greenlandic, the place for the spring catch. In the spring many seals can be found in the waters of this (very large) municipality. The sun indicates the fact that the municipality is high above the polar circle and has several months of continuous daylight.  
The name means in Greenlandic, the place for the spring catch. In the spring many seals can be found in the waters of this (very large) municipality. The sun indicates the fact that the municipality is high above the polar circle and has several months of continuous daylight.  


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[[Literature]] : Achen, S.T. : Danmarks Kommunevåbener. Komma, København, 1982.
[[Literature]] : Achen, S.T. : Danmarks Kommunevåbener. Komma, København, 1982.
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[[Category:Greenland]]
[[Category:Greenland]]
[[Category:Greenland all]]
[[Category:Granted 1973]]
[[Category:Granted 1973]]

Latest revision as of 08:25, 3 September 2023

Arms (crest) of Upernavik
UPERNAVIK

Country : Denmark
Denmark-small.jpg



Country : Greenland
Groenla2.jpg



Incorporated into :

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Official blazon
Danish blazon wanted
Greenlandic blazon wanted
English blazon wanted

Origin/meaning

The arms were granted in 1973.

The name means in Greenlandic, the place for the spring catch. In the spring many seals can be found in the waters of this (very large) municipality. The sun indicates the fact that the municipality is high above the polar circle and has several months of continuous daylight.

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Literature : Achen, S.T. : Danmarks Kommunevåbener. Komma, København, 1982.


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