Kongsvinger

	KONGSVINGER Country : Norway Province: Innlandet (until 2020 Hedmark) Loading map... {"minzoom":false,"maxzoom":false,"mappingservice":"leaflet","width":"250px","height":"250px","centre":false,"title":"","label":"","icon":"","lines":[],"polygons":[],"circles":[],"rectangles":[],"copycoords":false,"static":false,"zoom":7,"defzoom":14,"layers":["OpenStreetMap"],"image layers":[],"overlays":[],"resizable":false,"fullscreen":false,"scrollwheelzoom":true,"cluster":false,"clustermaxzoom":20,"clusterzoomonclick":true,"clustermaxradius":80,"clusterspiderfy":true,"geojson":"","clicktarget":"","imageLayers":[],"locations":[{"text":"","title":"","link":"","lat":60.19080000000000296722646453417837619781494140625,"lon":11.9993999999999996219912645756267011165618896484375,"icon":""}],"imageoverlays":null}

Official blazon
Norwegian	Et sølv byggverk på et svart underlag, i svart felt et sølv bånd.
English	blazon wanted

Origin/meaning

The arms were granted on June 25, 1926.

The arms show the Kongsvinger fortress over the Glomma river. The fortress is of historical importance. The colours were taken from the Norwegian flag.

The city uses the arms with a mural crown, which, however, is not officially granted.

Image gallery

The arms in 1926
The arms in the Coffee Hag album +/- 1930

Literature: Norwegian Municipal Network and Norske Kommunevåpen, Kommunalforlaget, 1987.

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