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![[flag of Norrbottens county]](../images/s/se-25.gif)
illustration by Mello
Luchtenberg
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The county consist of the northern parts of the provinces Lappland and West
Bothnia (Västerbotten; this part of West Bothnia is nowadays often considered
to be a province in its own right, called North Bothnia (Norrbotten)). The
arms are quartered of the arms of West Bothnia and Lappland.
Elias Granqvist 1 October 2000
The custom, at least in Sweden, would be to put the stars in a pattern of
straight rows on the shield regardless of the other charge or charges on the
field, when the field is starry/the number of stars is not stated. Therefore,
some of the stars might well happen to seem adjacent to the reindeer in this
flag (the same can be the case about the blue balls and the elk in County of Gävleborg). The stars are however not
directly aimed to be adjacent to the reindeer - it just happen to be that way
in this interpretation of the arms.
Elias Granqvist, 7 October 2000
"Kvadrerad sköld: i fält I och IV Västerbottens
vapen, i fält II och III Lapplands vapen"
(West Bothnia: "I med 6-uddiga stjärnor av guld bestrött
blått fält en springande ren av silver med röd beväring."; Lappland:
"I fält av silver en stående röd vildman med grön björklövskrans på
huvudet och kring länderna, hållande i höger hand en på axeln vilande
klubba av guld.")
Quartered, Azure Seme of Mullets Or a Reindeer in full course Argent
attired and hoofed Gules, and Argent a Wildman stantant Gules wrapped with
birch leaves Vert on the head and around the waist holding a Club Or in dexter
over the shoulder.
English blazon by Željko Heimer, 4 October 2000
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The following communes are in this county (lan). The codes following the name are assigned by Sweden for statistical purposes.