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![[flag of Gävleborg county]](../images/s/se-21.gif)
illustration by Mello Luchtenberg
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The County of Gävleborg consists of an area about the same as the two
provinces Gästrikland and Hälsingland.
Its arms is a shield quartered 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
"Kvadrerad sköld, i fält I ochIV Gästriklands
vapen, fält II och III Hälsinglands."
(The arms of Gästrikland are blazoned: "I ett med blåaring;
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".)
Quartered, Argent Hurty an Elk stantant Gules attired and hoofed Or, and
Sable, a Goat rampant Or attired and hoofed Gules.
English blazon by Željko Heimer, 30 September 2000
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The flag is a banner of the arms; arms granted on 14 October 1938.
The following communes are in this county (lan). The codes following the name are assigned by Sweden for statistical purposes.
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