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NOTODDEN

Province : Vestfold og Telemark (until 2020 Telemark)
Additions : 1964 Gransherad, Heddal

Official blazon

Norwegian	På blå bunn en loddrett sølv-elv som sender ut lynstråler av sølv til begge sider.
English	No blazon/translation known. Please click here to send your (heraldic !) blazon or translation

Origin/meaning

The arms were granted on August 11, 1939.

The arms show a river and four lightning strokes. One of the first hydro-electric power stations in Norway was established in the late 19^th century in the Tinnfoss waterfall and Tinnåa river near Notodden.

The arms on a manhole cover

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Literature : Norwegian Municipal Network and Norske Kommunevåpen, Kommunalforlaget, 1987. Image from the Notodden] council