Ibestad
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IBESTAD
Province : Troms
Additions : 1964 Andørja
Official blazon
I blått et sølv hjulkors med utbøyde armer.
Origin/meaning
The arms were granted on December 19, 1986.
The arms symbolise that one of the oldest Norwegian stone churches was built in Ibestad. It dates from around 1200. As a symbol for the church a cross on a medieval tombstone found in 1960 in the church was chosen.
Literature : Norwegian Municipal Network; Norske Kommunevåpen, Kommunalforlaget, 1987.