GRATANGEN

'Gratangen' is a municipality in the county of Troms, Norway.
Gratangen was separated from Ibestad July 1, 1926.
It was the site of the Battle of Gratangen, one of the first battles between the German 3rd Mountain Division under Eduard Dietl and the Norwegian 6th Division under General Carl Gustav Fleischer after the German invasion of Norway April 9th 1940.

Contents

The name

Coat-of-arms

See also

The name

The municipality is named after the fjord Gratangen (Norse ''Grjótangr''). The first element is ''grjót'' n 'stone', the last element is ''angr'' m 'fjord'.

Coat-of-arms

The coat-of-arms is from modern times (1990). It shows a chevron (to represent 'mountain and sea').

See also

Battle of Gratangen