Hå, Rogaland (Norway)

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image by Tomislav Šipek, 27 January 2016

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The Flag

Here is flag and coat of arms of Ha. Administrative center is Varhaug.
Source: https://lovdata.no/dokument/OV/forskrift/1991-07-04-478?q=flagg
http://foto.digitalarkivet.no
Tomislav Šipek, 06 November 2015

Coat of Arms

image by Tomislav Šipek, 20 November 2015

Blazon: På svart grunn eit sølv vinsjestativ. In English: Sable a winch stand argent.
Approved by the government resolution (Regjeringens resolution) of 4 July 1991.
The winch of this type (called "steinbukk" - a goat) is used locally for removal of large stones from soil, to make it apt for agriculture. It's three legs represent also the three previous municipalities of Nærbø, Varhaug and Ogna that joined into the current one in 1964.
Sources: https://www.ha.no/artikkel.aspx?MId1=191&AId=231
http://ngw.nl/heraldrywiki/index.php?title=H%C3%A5
Željko Heimer, 14 November 2015

Minor corrections of coat of arms of Ha.
Tomislav Šipek, 20 November 2015