Nord-Fron
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NORD-FRON
Province : Oppland
Official blazon
På raud botn ein oppreist gull hest.
Origin/meaning
The arms were granted July 18, 1980.
The Fron area has a longstanding tradition in horse breeding and is one of the main centres of horse breeding in Norway. In the beginning of the century the Fron municipality used unofficial arms with a poorly designed horse. When Fron was divided in Nord- and Sør-Fron, Nord-Fron choose the above arms.
Literature : Norwegian Municipal Network; Norske Kommunevåpen, Kommunalforlaget, 1987.