Tinn, Telemark (original) (raw)

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[ [Flag of Tinn] ](../images/n/no-08-26.gif)image by Tomislav �ipek, 24 February 2017

About the flag

Article by Jan Oskar Engene in NFK 25, p. 17-19 titled "Tre nyere norske kommuneflagg" (Three newer Norwegian community flags, if I am not much mistaken) we have as [joe97a]
Željko Heimer, 04 March 2010

Flag is presented on FOTW. Administrative center is Rjukan.
Source:https://lovdata.no/dokument/OV/forskrift/1994-11-25-1047?q=flagg
http://foto.digitalarkivet.no
Tomislav Šipek, 30 October 2015

Variant flag

[ [Flag of Tinn] ](../images/n/no-08-26a.gif)image by Tomislav �ipek, 5 May 2018

The municipality today uses a blue variant of flag:http://www.radiorjukan.no/nyheter/1777/kommuneflagget-til-besvaer-er-tilbake-pa-rjukan-torg/
Tomislav �ipek, 5 May 2018

Coat of Arms

[ [COA of Tinn] 08-26.png)](../images/n/no%2908-26.png)image by Tomislav Šipek, 30 October 2015

Here is coat of arms of Tinn.
Tomislav Šipek, 30 October 2015

The coat of arms was approved by the royal resolution of 25 November 1994.
Blazon: I sølv fem blå dråper, 3-2. In English: Argent five goutes d'eau, three and two.
From http://www.ngw.nl/heraldrywiki/index.php?title=Tinn The five water drops refer to the five rivers in the municipality and the hydro-electric power station in Rjukan.
Željko Heimer, 10 November 2015