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====Official blazon====
====Official blazon====
 
På blå bunn tre sølv skråbjelker dannet ved bølgesnitt.


====Origin/meaning====
====Origin/meaning====

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Civic heraldry of Norway - Norske Kommunevåpen
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Province : Østfold

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Official blazon

På blå bunn tre sølv skråbjelker dannet ved bølgesnitt.

Origin/meaning

The arms were granted on November 1, 1963.

The arms symbolise the three large waterfalls in the municipality, the Solbergfoss, Kykkelsrudfoss an Vammafoss. The rivers and waterfalls are also partially harnessed for hydro-electric power.

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