Rissa
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RISSA
Province : Sør-Trøndelag
Official blazon
I grønt en sølv rosekrans.
Origin/meaning
The arms were granted on January 23, 1987.
The arms show a typical headdress or crown used by the medieval Norwegian Dukes. The crown was used as a symbol for Rissa, as Duke Skule Bårdsson established a big convent and accompanying garden and estate Rein in the municiaplity.
Literature : Norwegian Municipal Network and Norske Kommunevåpen, Kommunalforlaget, 1987.