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County of Gävleborg (Sweden)

Gävleborgs län

Last modified: 2004-09-24 by phil nelson
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[Flag of Gävleborgs län] by Mello Luchtenberg
The flag is a banner of the arms;
arms granted on 14 October 1938.

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About the flag

The County of Gävleborg consists of an area about the same as the two provinces Gästrikland and Hälsingland. Its arms is a shield quarted of the two provincial arms, the elk for Gästrikland and the goat for Hälsingland; the quartered form was chosen so that the animals would not be too stretched out in the fields.
Elias Granqvist 27 September 2000


Blazon

Official blazon in Swedish: "Kvadrerad sköld, i fält I ochIV Gästriklands vapen, fält II och III Hälsinglands."
(The arms of Gästrikland are blazoned: "I ett med blå kulor bestrött fält av silver en röd älg med gyllene beväring"; the arms of Hälsingland are blazoned: "I svart fält en gyllene bock med röd beväring".)

Blazoned in English: "Quartered, Argent Hurty an Elk stantant Gules attired and hoofed Or, and Sable, a Goat rampant Or attired and hoofed Gules."
English blazon by Zeljko Heimer, 30 September 2000

Municipalities (Kommuner)

The following communes are in this county (lan). The codes following the name are assigned by Sweden for statistical purposes.

  • Bollnäs (2183)
  • Gävle (2180)
  • Hofors (2104)
  • Hudiksvall (2184)
  • Ljusdal (2161)
  • Nordanstig (2132)
  • Ockelbo (2101)
  • Ovanåker (2121)
  • Sandviken (2181)
  • Söderhamn (2182)