Vågå
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VÅGÅ
Province : Oppland
Official blazon
På raud grunn eit springande gull reinsdyr på skrå oppover.
Origin/meaning
The arms were granted on August 23, 1985.
The arms are based on a character in Henrik Ibsens book Peer Grynt, who rides on a deer over the mountains. Ibsen got the idea for this book from a local story.
Literature : Norwegian Municipal Network, Norske Kommunevåpen, Kommunalforlaget, 1987.