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The arms were granted on March 15, 1902.
The arms were granted on March 15, 1902.



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HØNEFOSS

Province : Buskerud
Incorporated into : 19?? Ringerike

Arms (crest) of Hønefoss

Official blazon

Origin/meaning

The arms were granted on March 15, 1902.

The arms show a cogwheel and lightning in the upper half and a waterfall (foss) with timber in the lower half. Both symbolise the industries around which the town developed.

Arms (crest) of Hønefoss

The arms in the Coffee Hag album +/- 1930

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Literature : Norske Kommunevåpen, Kommunalforlaget, 1987; leaflet Norske Byers Våpen og merker, no year.