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image by Tomislav Šipek, 25 February 2017
Here is flag and coat of arms of Kvæfjord. Administrative center is Borkenes.
Source:
https://lovdata.no/dokument/OV/forskrift/1986-04-04-888?q=flagg
http://foto.digitalarkivet.no
Tomislav Šipek, 11 January 2016
image by Tomislav Šipek, 11 January 2016
Blazon: I grønt en gull jordbærplante. In English: Vert a strawberry plant or.
Approved by the royal resolution of 4 April 1986 after a drawing by Arvid Sveen.
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http://www.kvafjord.kommune.no/om-kvaefjordfakta-om-kvaefjord-kommune/kommunevapen
The municipal web site states simply that it symbolizes the agriculture. [c2j87]
adds to that fertility, growth and renewal, as the municipality is known as "the
pantry of Troms" and is the northernmost municipality where strawberries are
produced commercially.
Željko Heimer, 12 January 2016