Lesja, Oppland (Norway)

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image by Tomislav Šipek, 19 February 2017

• The Flag
• Coat of Arms

• Oppland
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• Norwegian city flags

The flag

Here is flag and coat of arms of Lesja.
Source: https://lovdata.no/dokument/OV/forskrift/1987-01-23-51?q=flagg
http://foto.digitalarkivet.no
Tomislav Šipek, 17 December 2015

Coat of Arms

image by Tomislav Šipek, 17 December 2015

Blazon: På sølv grunn blå skjoldfot med spiss oppover. In English: Argent a pile issuant from a base azure.
Approved by the royal resolution of 23 January 1987 after a drawing by Einar H. Skjervold. [c2j87]
The municipal web site http://www.lesja.kommune.no/om-kommunen/kommunevapenet/ explains that the design is showing stylized local church in profile. with its typical spire see https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lesja_kirke
Željko Heimer, 18 December 2015