▁( Old ▁Nor se : ▁sk ó gr ▁which ▁means ▁" wood " ▁therefore ▁the ▁meaning ▁of ▁the ▁full ▁name ▁is ▁" the ▁woods ▁around ▁the ▁farm ▁A urr ". ▁ ▁Prior ▁to ▁ 1 9 1 8 , ▁the ▁name ▁was ▁written ▁" U r skog ". ▁ ▁The ▁name ▁H ø land ▁is ▁an ▁old ▁district ▁name . ▁The ▁first ▁element ▁is ▁h ø y ▁which ▁means ▁" h ay " ▁and ▁the ▁last ▁element ▁is ▁land ▁which ▁means ▁" land ". ▁ ▁Co at - of - ar ms ▁ ▁The ▁coat - of - ar ms ▁is ▁from ▁modern ▁times . ▁ ▁They ▁were ▁granted ▁on ▁ 4 ▁February ▁ 1 9 8 3 . ▁ ▁The ▁arms ▁show ▁a ▁black ▁European ▁c ray fish ▁( A st ac us ▁ast ac us ) ▁on ▁a ▁gold ▁background . ▁ ▁It ▁was ▁derived ▁from ▁an ▁older ▁logo ▁of ▁the ▁municipality . ▁The ▁logo ▁showed ▁a ▁typical ▁landscape ▁of ▁the ▁area , ▁a ▁lake ▁surrounded ▁by ▁woods ▁and ▁a ▁c ray fish ▁in ▁the ▁lake . ▁To ▁place ▁the ▁whole ▁composition ▁in ▁a ▁shield ▁to ▁create ▁the ▁arms ▁was ▁not ▁allowed ▁according ▁to ▁Norwegian ▁her ald ic ▁rules , ▁so ▁the ▁c ray fish ▁was ▁chosen ▁as ▁a ▁symbol . ▁ ▁Geography ▁ ▁It ▁is ▁the ▁biggest ▁municipality ▁in ▁Ak ers hus , ▁covering ▁. ▁Main ▁villages ▁are ▁Aur skog ▁and ▁B j ør kel angen , ▁of ▁which ▁the ▁latter ▁one ▁is ▁the ▁administrative ▁center . ▁For ests ▁cover