Coat of arms of Bærum
Bærum Municipality describes its arms motif as a stylized lime kiln and links it to lime burning, an important local industry since the 14th century.
Swedish description in the Heraldica record SV
The automatically assembled Swedish registry wording in Heraldica calls the figure a tower, while Bærum Municipality’s graphic identity manual calls it a stylized lime kiln. The municipal description and registry entry are kept separate; this text does not determine which term an official blazon uses.
I grönt fält ett torn av silver.
The municipality’s description of the arms motif
Bærum Municipality’s graphic identity manual describes the arms as a stylized lime kiln and says their proportions and colours must not be changed. This is the municipality’s explanation of the emblem; Heraldica’s automatically assembled description of a tower remains a separate registry entry.
Lime burning and the motif’s background
The municipality says lime burning has been an important local industry since the 14th century. It identifies Ringi and Slependen as the sites of the largest and best-preserved lime kilns. According to the municipal graphic identity manual, Stein Davidsen designed the arms, which were approved by royal resolution on 9 January 1976.
Sources and image rights
Heraldica record · Image file page on Wikimedia Commons · Wikidata
Wikimedia Commons lists this image as: Public domain
Creator listed on Commons: Peter John Acklam
More image information
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Licence information for the Heraldica reference image: CC BY-SA 3.0. Rights information may differ between image sources.
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