Brønnøysund
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Heraldry of the World Civic heraldry of Norway - Norske Kommunevåpen |
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BRØNNØYSUND
Province : Nordland
Incorporated into : 1964 Brønnøy
Origin/meaning
The arms were granted on January 29, 1923.
The arms show a lighthouse as a symbol for the importance of the local harbour. The Kaffe Hag album shows the arms as above, the Norske Kommunevåpen shows the arms with a bordure with four castles and in the upper part the year 1923 and around the base the name of the municipality.
 The arms in the Coffee Hag album +/- 1930 |
Literature : Kaffe Hag : Norske by- ag adelsvåben; Norske Kommunevåpen, Kommunalforlaget, 1987.