Os

OS

Province : Vestland (until 2020 Hordaland)
Incorporated into : 2020 Bjørnafjorden

Official blazon

Norwegian

Origin/meaning The arms were adopted in 1949 after a local competition. The lower part of the shows a "Oselvar" (Os-riverboat). The Oselvar is a boat design made in the village since 1926 (see http://home.online.no/~aarvoll/oselvar_verkstad.htm). Literature: Norwegian Municipal Network and Norske Kommunevåpen, Kommunalforlaget, 1987. Norway heraldry portal This page is part of the Norway heraldry portal Heraldry of the World Civic heraldry: National arms of Norway Heraldic literature of Norway Total pages in the Norway section : 1,753 of which images : 932 Other heraldry: Ecclesiastical heraldry Military heraldry Educational heraldry Institutional heraldry Corporate heraldry Heraldic postcards Heraldic stamps Personal arms Contact and Support Contact Facebook Instagram Donate with Paypal Donate with WhyDonate Our eBay shop Rare heraldic book downloads Partners: Meijerink heraldic bookshop Webaldic heraldic identifying programme Nederlands Genootschap voor Heraldiek Armorial de France Homunculus / Heraldicum Disputationes De Raaf heraldic design Your logo here ? Contact us © 1995-2025, Heraldry of the World, Ralf Hartemink Index of the site