Selje

Heraldry of the World Civic heraldry of Norway - Norske Kommunevåpen

SELJE

Province : Sogn og Fjordane

Official blazon

På blå grunn ein halv sølv kvinnefigur med lyfta hender.

Origin/meaning

The arms were granted on April 5, 1991.

The arms show the Irish royal daughter, Saint Sunniva, who died in the area as a martyr while trying to convert the locals to Christianity. Later a monastery was founded on the spot, which was one of the oldest religious centres in the Vestland region.

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