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![[Flag of Harstad]](../images/n/no-19-01.gif)
image by Tomislav Šipek, 11 January 2016
Here is flag and coat of arms of Harstad.
Sources:
http://www.ht.no/incoming/article9700185.ece
http://www.harstad.kommune.no/byvaapen.178191.no.html
Tomislav Šipek, 11 January 2016
image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 12 May 2017
Blue with centred coat of arms.
I spotted this flag on 25 April at the end
of the local pier.
See also:
http://www.gjestekro.no/bilder/fjellvaroy.jpg
Klaus-Michael
Schneider, 12 May 2017
![[Flag of Dyrøy]](../images/n/no)19-01.gif)
image by Tomislav Šipek, 11 January 2016
Blazon: To bølgende sølv bjelker på blå bunn. In English: Azure two bars wavy
argent.
Approved by the royal resolution of 21 April 1953 after a drawing by Jardar
Lunde in cooperation with Hallvard Træteberg. [c2j87]
As explained on the
municipal web
site the town took initiative to get its symbols for the occasion of
its 50th anniversary, that was celebrated on 9 June 1953. A public competition
was run, but none of the 112 proposals received were approvable by the state
archives, as they failed to satisfy the heraldic requirements.
Therefore the mayor Bothner and council member Hellebust asked from Jardar
Lunde, a painter who participated in the competition, to provide for a new
proposal. After several attempts the current design obtained the approval.
The shield is topped with three-towered crown. It is stated that the blue stands
for the sea and the white for the waves.
[c2j87] also recounts taht the town wanted to have arms linking it to the sea,
and chose a simple wavy design. As at the time the town of Brevik used similar
design "azure three bars argent" (cf.
image 1 and
image 2 - note the similar crown!), it was decided to give Hardstad two
bars. Brevik was joined in 1964 with Porsgrunn, and [c2j87]
includes only a short note under the later - blazoned: Tre sølv bjelker på blå
bunn (azure three bars argent) approved by the royal resolution of 14 May 1954
after a drawing by Paulus Holm also in cooperation with Hallvard Træteberg. The
design represents sea and logs, the base of the city economy.
Željko Heimer, 12 January 2016
![[Port of Karmsund]](../images/n/no$porthar.gif)
image by Tomislav Šipek, 1 January 2025
The flag shows the logo and name.
Photo:
https://www.havnemagasinet.no/harstad-havn
Tomislav Šipek, 1 January 2025
