Rissa

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RISSA

Province : Sør-Trøndelag

Arms of Rissa

Official blazon

I grønt en sølv rosekrans.

Origin/meaning

The arms were granted on January 23, 1987.

The arms show a typical headdress or crown used by the medieval Norwegian Dukes. The crown was used as a symbol for Rissa, as Duke Skule Bårdsson established a big convent and accompanying garden and estate Rein in the municiaplity.


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Literature : Norwegian Municipal Network and Norske Kommunevåpen, Kommunalforlaget, 1987.