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Province : [[Nordland]] | Province : [[Nordland]] | ||
[[File:sortland.gif|center]] | [[File:sortland.gif|center|Coat of arms (crest) 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. | ||
[[Literature]] : [http://www.kf.kommorg.no/ Norwegian Municipal Network]; Nissen, Heraldisk Tidsskrift 54(1986)137-154. | {{media}} | ||
[[Civic Heraldry Literature - Norway|'''Literature''']]: | |||
[http://www.kf.kommorg.no/ Norwegian Municipal Network]; Nissen, Heraldisk Tidsskrift 54(1986)137-154. | |||
[[Category:Norwegian municipalities S]] | [[Category:Norwegian municipalities S]] | ||
[[Category:Nordland]] | [[Category:Nordland]] | ||
[[Category:Granted 1985]] | [[Category:Granted 1985]] | ||
Latest revision as of 13:29, 11 February 2024
 Verdens heraldikk |
 Norsk Heraldik |
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SORTLAND
Province : Nordland
| Norwegian |
I blått en gull borg med tre tårn uten krenelering. |
| English | blazon wanted |
Origin/meaning
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.
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Norwegian Municipal Network; Nissen, Heraldisk Tidsskrift 54(1986)137-154.