Lyngdal

Heraldry of the World Civic heraldry of Norway - Norske Kommunevåpen

LYNGDAL

Province : Vest-Agder
Additions : 1964 Austad, Kvås

Official blazon

I grønt en stående sølv ku.

Origin/meaning

The arms were granted on March 27, 1987.

The arms show a cow. The local breed of cows was very well known in Norway and at the yearly cattle fair traders from the whole Southern and Western parts of Norway visited the municipality.

Literature : Norwegian Municipal Network and Nye kommunevåbener i Norden. Heraldisk Tidsskrift 62,1990