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'''SANDNES''' | '''SANDNES''' | ||
Province : [[Rogaland]]<br> | Province : [[Rogaland]]<br> | ||
Additions : 1965 Høyland, Høle | Additions : 1965 Høyland, Høle; 2020 [[Forsand]] | ||
[[File:sandnes.gif|center|Coat of arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] | |||
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På grønn bunn en sølv leirgauk. | På grønn bunn en sølv leirgauk. | ||
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===Origin/meaning=== | |||
The arms were granted on April 21, 1972. | The arms were granted on April 21, 1972. | ||
The arms show a piece of pottery, as pottery was one of the main industries in the late 18<sup>th</sup> century. The symbol is a leirgauk, which in English would be a ceramic cuckoo-bird (leir(e)=clay/ceramic and gauk/gjök=cuckoo-bird). The ceramic cuckoo-bird or Sandnes-cuckoo is a whistle or simple flute (which is why it is called a "cuckoo") which was made by the potteries in Sandnes and used to advertize their products. Later it also became a nick-name for Sandnesians. | The arms show a piece of pottery, as pottery was one of the main industries in the late 18<sup>th</sup> century. The symbol is a leirgauk, which in English would be a ceramic cuckoo-bird (leir(e)=clay/ceramic and gauk/gjök=cuckoo-bird). The ceramic cuckoo-bird or Sandnes-cuckoo is a whistle or simple flute (which is why it is called a "cuckoo") which was made by the potteries in Sandnes and used to advertize their products. Later it also became a nick-name for Sandnesians. | ||
[[Literature]] : [http://www.kf.kommorg.no/ Norwegian Municipal Network]; Capellen, 1987; information from Fredrik Björgo | {{media}} | ||
[[Civic Heraldry Literature - Norway|'''Literature''']]: | |||
[http://www.kf.kommorg.no/ Norwegian Municipal Network]; Capellen, 1987; information from Fredrik Björgo | |||
[[Category:Norwegian municipalities S]] | [[Category:Norwegian municipalities S]] | ||
[[Category:Rogaland]] | [[Category:Rogaland]] | ||
[[Category:Granted 1972]] | [[Category:Granted 1972]] | ||
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SANDNES
Province : Rogaland
Additions : 1965 Høyland, Høle; 2020 Forsand
| Norwegian |
På grønn bunn en sølv leirgauk. |
| English | blazon wanted |
Origin/meaning
The arms were granted on April 21, 1972.
The arms show a piece of pottery, as pottery was one of the main industries in the late 18th century. The symbol is a leirgauk, which in English would be a ceramic cuckoo-bird (leir(e)=clay/ceramic and gauk/gjök=cuckoo-bird). The ceramic cuckoo-bird or Sandnes-cuckoo is a whistle or simple flute (which is why it is called a "cuckoo") which was made by the potteries in Sandnes and used to advertize their products. Later it also became a nick-name for Sandnesians.
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Norwegian Municipal Network; Capellen, 1987; information from Fredrik Björgo