Meland

MELAND

Province : Hordaland
Incorporated into : 2020 Alver

Official blazon
Norwegian	På raud grunn ein sølv navar-spiss som vender nedover.
English	blazon wanted

Origin/meaning

The arms were granted on May 15, 1987.

The arms show a local type of drill, used in carpentry. In the 1850s drill manufacture started in the municipality, and the local drills are considered of high quality.

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

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