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VÅGÅ

Province : Innlandet (until 2020 Oppland)

Coat of arms (crest) of Vågå
Official blazon
Norwegian

På raud grunn eit springande gull reinsdyr på skrå oppover.

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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.


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Literature:

Norwegian Municipal Network, Norske Kommunevåpen, Kommunalforlaget, 1987.