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'''TRANØY'''
'''TRANØY'''


Province : [[Troms]]
Province : [[Troms]]<br>
Incorporated into : 2020 [[Senja]]


[[File:tranoy.gif|center|Arms of {{PAGENAME}}]]
[[File:tranoy.jpg|center|Arms of {{PAGENAME}}]]
 
{| class="wikitable"
|+Official blazon
|-
|'''Norwegian'''
|


===Official blazon===
I sølv en krummet svart kveite.
I sølv en krummet svart kveite.
|-
|'''English'''
| blazon wanted
|}


===Origin/meaning===
===Origin/meaning===
The arms were granted on May 15, 1987.
The arms were granted on May 15, 1987.


The arms show a flounder (<I>Hippoglossus hippoglossus</I>), a main species of local fish, which symbolises the importance of fishing for the local community. In addition to this, the flounder played a major role in local legends, similar to the role of bears in land-based legends.
The arms show a halibut (<I>Hippoglossus hippoglossus</I>), a main species of local fish, which symbolises the importance of fishing for the local community. In addition to this, the halibut played a major role in local legends, similar to the role of bears in land-based legends.


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[[Literature]] : [http://www.kf.kommorg.no/ Norwegian Municipal Network] and Nye kommunevåbener i Norden. Heraldisk Tidsskrift 62,1990
[[Civic Heraldry Literature - Norway|'''Literature''']]:  
[http://www.kf.kommorg.no/ Norwegian Municipal Network] and Nye kommunevåbener i Norden. Heraldisk Tidsskrift 62,1990


[[Category:Norwegian municipalities T]]
[[Category:Norwegian municipalities T]]
[[Category:Troms]]
[[Category:Troms]]
[[Category:Troms og Finnmark]]
[[Category:Granted 1987]]
[[Category:Granted 1987]]

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TRANØY

Province : Troms
Incorporated into : 2020 Senja

Arms of Tranøy
Official blazon
Norwegian

I sølv en krummet svart kveite.

English blazon wanted

Origin/meaning

The arms were granted on May 15, 1987.

The arms show a halibut (Hippoglossus hippoglossus), a main species of local fish, which symbolises the importance of fishing for the local community. In addition to this, the halibut played a major role in local legends, similar to the role of bears in land-based legends.


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Norwegian Municipal Network and Nye kommunevåbener i Norden. Heraldisk Tidsskrift 62,1990