Notodden

Heraldry of the World Civic heraldry of Norway - Norske Kommunevåpen

NOTODDEN

Province : Telemark
Additions : 1964 Gransherad, Heddal

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Official blazon

På blå bunn en loddrett sølv-elv som sender ut lynstråler av sølv til begge sider.

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.

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