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Tjeldsund, Nordland (Norway)

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[Flag of Tjeldsund]
image by Tomislav Šipek, 13 November 2015

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The Flag

Here is flag and coat of arms of Tjeldsund. Administrative center is Hol i Tjeldsund.
Source: https://lovdata.no/dokument/OV/forskrift/1990-06-29-526?q=flagg
Tomislav Šipek, 13 November 2015

Coat of Arms

[COA of Tjeldsund]
image by Tomislav Šipek, 13 November 2015

Blazon: I sølv et blått Antonius-kors. In English: Argent a cross of St. Anthony azure
Approved by the crownprince-regent's resolution of 29 June 1990 after a drawing by Arvid Sveen from Vadsø.
The symbolic is rather stightforward: http://www.ngw.nl/heraldrywiki/index.php?title=Tjeldsund The T is the town's initial, the colour blue refers to the sea. However, the municipal web site provides another explanation as well: the blue shape also stand for Tjeldsund and Ramsund straits connecting the mainland, the Tjeldøya island and part of the Hinnøya island.
Željko Heimer, 15 November 2015