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'''LØDINGEN'''

Province : [[Nordland]]

[[File:lodingen.gif|center|Coat of arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]]

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|+Official blazon
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|'''Norwegian'''
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I rødt en femsløyfet gull valknute.
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|'''English''' 
| blazon wanted
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===Origin/meaning===
The arms were granted on May 11, 1984.

The arms show a woollen thread, folded as a flower with five leaves. The municipality is on a junction of roads, shipping lines and ferries to five areas. The symbol is also an ancient symbol for good fortune. 

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[[Literature]] : [http://www.kf.kommorg.no/ Norwegian Municipal Network]; Nissen, Heraldisk Tidsskrift 54(1986)137-154.

[[Category:Norwegian municipalities L]]
[[Category:Nordland]]
[[Category:Granted 1984]]