Rissa

Heraldry of the World Civic heraldry of Norway - Norske Kommunevåpen

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.