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Province : [[Nordland]] | Province : [[Nordland]] | ||
[[File:sortland.gif|center]] | [[File:sortland.gif|center|Arms of {{PAGENAME}}]] | ||
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I blått en gull borg med tre tårn uten krenelering. | I blått en gull borg med tre tårn uten krenelering. | ||
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===Origin/meaning=== | |||
The arms were granted on March 15, 1985. | The arms were granted on March 15, 1985. | ||
The arms show a gate, as Sortland was the gate to the Vesterålen district with its many lakes. The arms were based on the seal used by the municipality since the 1960s, which also showed a (natural) gate in a landscape. The blue colour symbolises the blue sea. | The arms show a gate, as Sortland was the gate to the Vesterålen district with its many lakes. The arms were based on the seal used by the municipality since the 1960s, which also showed a (natural) gate in a landscape. The blue colour symbolises the blue sea. | ||
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[[Literature]] : [http://www.kf.kommorg.no/ Norwegian Municipal Network]; Nissen, Heraldisk Tidsskrift 54(1986)137-154. | [[Literature]] : [http://www.kf.kommorg.no/ Norwegian Municipal Network]; Nissen, Heraldisk Tidsskrift 54(1986)137-154. | ||