Tolga
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TOLGA
Province : Hedmark
Official blazon
I rødt ei gull klokke.
Origin/meaning
The arms were granted on July 14, 1989.
Tolga was home to a iron smeltery from 1666 to 1871, and the bell represents the old bell in the town square at the center of Tolga. The smeltery was important because of the prevalence of mining in the area.
Literature : Norwegian Municipal Network and Norske Kommunevåpen, Kommunalforlaget, 1987.