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'''STORD'''


'''STORD'''
Province : [[Vestland]] (until 2020 [[Hordaland]])


Province : [[Hordaland]]
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[[File:stord.jpg|center|Arms of {{PAGENAME}}]]
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|'''Norwegian'''
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====Official blazon====
På raud grunn ein gull kristtorn-kvist.
På raud grunn ein gull kristtorn-kvist.
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|'''English'''
| blazon wanted
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====Origin/meaning====
===Origin/meaning===
The arms were granted on June 19, 1987.
The arms were granted on June 19, 1987.


The arms show a holly branch, a common tree in the area.
The arms show a holly branch, a common tree in the area.
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|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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The previous arms were adopted on December 3, 1955.
The previous arms were adopted on December 3, 1955.
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The chevron in the arms is derived from the arms of the Smør family, who used a chevron in their arms. The family was an important noble family in the 14th and 15<sup>th</sup> century in Norway. They originated from the area. The flame symbolises the old industries in the village.  
The chevron in the arms is derived from the arms of the Smør family, who used a chevron in their arms. The family was an important noble family in the 14th and 15<sup>th</sup> century in Norway. They originated from the area. The flame symbolises the old industries in the village.  


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


[[Category:Norwegian municipalities S]]
[[Category:Norwegian municipalities S]]
[[Category:Hordaland]]
[[Category:Hordaland]]
[[Category:Vestland]]
[[Category:Granted 1955]]
[[Category:Granted 1955]]
[[Category:Granted 1987]]
[[Category:Granted 1987]]

Latest revision as of 08:53, 29 July 2024

STORD

Province : Vestland (until 2020 Hordaland)

Coat of arms (crest) of Stord
Official blazon
Norwegian

På raud grunn ein gull kristtorn-kvist.

English blazon wanted

Origin/meaning

The arms were granted on June 19, 1987.

The arms show a holly branch, a common tree in the area.

Coat of arms (crest) of Stord

The arms on a manhole cover

The previous arms were adopted on December 3, 1955.

Stord1.jpg

The chevron in the arms is derived from the arms of the Smør family, who used a chevron in their arms. The family was an important noble family in the 14th and 15th century in Norway. They originated from the area. The flame symbolises the old industries in the village.

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

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