Namsskogan (Paperback)

Namsskogan is a municipality in Nord-Trondelag, Norway. Namsskogan is located in the upper part of the long Namdalen valley region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Namsskogan. Namsskogan was separated from the municipality of Grong on 1 July 1923. The name was created in 1923. The first element is the name of the river Namsen and the last element is the plural form of skog which means "wood." Therefore the meaning of the name is "the woodlands around Namsen." The coat-of-arms is from modern times. They were granted on 21 December 1984. The arms show a gold moose's antler on a black background. The municipality is heavily forested and many moose can be found in the area. The arms are based on a very large antler, with a rare golden color, which hangs on the community hall.