Ballangen

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BALLANGEN

Province: Nordland
Incorporated into: 2020 Narvik

Official blazon
Norwegian	På grønn bunn en gull opprett hammer.
English	blazon wanted

Origin/meaning

The arms were granted on July 18, 1980.

The arms show a hammer as a symbol for the mining in the municipality. There used to be copper mines in the municipality. The green background symbolises agriculture.Heraldic Bibliography: