Aurland

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Official blazon
Norwegian	På blå grunn eit avrive sølv geitebukkhovud.
English	blazon wanted

Origin/meaning

The arms were granted on May 22, 1987.

The arms show a goat's head. The area is well known for its goat cheeses and goat farming. A goat was thus considered an appropriate symbol for the municipality.

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

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