Editing Risør (section)

===Coat of arms===
The [[coat of arms]] was granted on 18 July 1891. The [[blazon]] is ''"[[Azure (heraldry)|Azure]], [[per fess]] a rocky island sable with lighthouse and two stars argent over [[barry wavy]] azure and argent"''. This means the arms have a blue [[field (heraldry)|field]] (background) and the [[charge (heraldry)|charge]] is a black rocky island coming out of blue waves with a lighthouse on the island and two stars in the sky. The charge has a [[tincture (heraldry)|tincture]] of [[argent]] which means it is commonly colored white, but if it is made out of metal, then silver is used. The arms often have a [[mural crown]] over the shield. The lighthouse was chosen to symbolize the Holmen fortress built in 1788. The history of these arms is quite curious. It is said that on 18 July 1891 [[Oscar II of Sweden|King Oscar II]] visited the town of Risør so a menu had to be printed. It was printed with a coat of arms on the top, which was probably designed by the printer. That afternoon the King approved the new arms, mainly because his name was printed under the arms on the menu. The municipal flag does not has the same design as the coat of arms. The blue flag has one white star in the top left corner and three jagged horizontal white stripes.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Civic heraldry of Norway - Norske Kommunevåpen |url=https://www.heraldry-wiki.com/heraldrywiki/index.php?title=Risør |access-date=2023-07-16 |publisher=Heraldry of the World}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Risør, Aust-Agder (Norway) |url=https://www.crwflags.com/fotw/flags/no-09-01.html |access-date=2023-07-16 |website=Flags of the World}}</ref>