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Sveio (Norway)
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by Jan Oskar Engene, 29 June 2002
Approved on 19 February 1982.
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About the flag
Sveio municipality is situated in Hordaland county.The arms and flag of Sveio are based on the arms of a local family dating back as far as 1591. In more recent years, descendants of these families have taken up these arms, a cloven lily with a six-pointed star in the middle. The municipality chose the cloven lily only. The heraldist Kolbj�rn Ekkje aided in the adoption of this motive, and he was also responsible for making the design (see [ekk82]). Official approval was granted 19 February 1982. The proportions are set to 5:7 by municipal regulations.
Jan Oskar Engene, 29 June 2002
Source: The text and image are based on research Engene did for an article published in the German vexillological journal Der Flaggenkurier, No. 2, 1996 [joe96]. Consult this article for detailed references to sources.
Blazon
Official blazon in Norwegian: "P� raud grunn ei kl�yvd kvit lilje."Blazoned in English: "Gules a fleur de lis cloven argent."
English blazon by Zeljko Heimer, 5 August 2002
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