Marker, Østfold (Norway)

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image by Tomislav Šipek, 20 February 2017

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The Flag

Here is flag of Marker. Administrative center is Ørje.
Source: https://lovdata.no/dokument/OV/forskrift/1982-04-16-726?q=flagg
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Tomislav Šipek, 02 February 2016

Coat of Arms

image by Tomislav Šipek, 02 February 2016

Blazon: I blått to sølv tømmerhakejern skrått oppad. In English: Azure two logging hooks palewise in bend sinsitre.
Approved by the royal resolution of 16 April 1982 after a drawing by Truls Nygaard after a proposal by Rolf Nesset. [c2j87]
The logging hooks are tools for steering trunks in a water way as Marker is a forestry region. The two hooks also stand for the tow municipal parts, Rødenes and Øymark, that are "drawn together".
[c2j87] that is copied at http://www.marker.kommune.no/kommunevaapen.260762.no.html also notes that these hooks were thus introduced among the heraldic charges as a new motif, since they are simple and unique in form.
Željko Heimer, 03 February 2016