Kvinnherad, Hordaland

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by Jan Oskar Engene, 27 June 2002
Approved on 18 June 1982.

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• Hordaland
• Norway
• Norwegian municipality flags

Kvinnherad municipality lies in Hordaland county.

As for Kvam, the meaning of the name and natural features was important when choosing a flag design for the municipality of Kvinnherad. The name Kvinn means something being double or in two parts (the second part of the municipality's name, herad, is a term simply meaning place, or even municipality), a reference to the fact that at the administrative centre Rosendal, two rivers unite before flowing into the fjord. Thus the flag approved by Royal resolution 18 June 1982 shows a blue pall drawn with wavy lines on a field of white. The flag is square. Magnus Hardeland came up with the idea of the design, but Truls Nygaard is responsible for the final design.
Jan Oskar Engene, 27 June 2002

Source: The text and image are based on research Engene did for an article published in the German vexillological journal Der Flaggenkurier, No. 2, 1996 [joe96]. Consult this article for detailed references to sources.