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Tamsalu vald (Laane-Virumaa, Estonia)

Tamsalu vald

(7:11)
image by Tomislav Šipek, 28 September 2026

Note: Tamsalu vald adopted the symbols of the former Tamsalu linn

Overview
Coat of Arms
Previous Symbols

See also:

Overview

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Tamsalu Municipal Council flag; image by Tomislav Šipek, 28 September 2026

Adopted: 26 May 1993. Tamsalu is a rural municipality (vald) in Laana Virumaa County (Maakond).
Dov Gutterman, 25 January 1999

From <www.rk.ee>: Leaves of oak refer to the name of municipality (Estonian tamm is oak, salu is grove, tammesalu is grove of oaks).
Erki Kurrikoff, 11 April 2001

Tamsalu linn is part of Tamsalu vald since 20 October 2005.
Erki Kurrikoff, 4 November 2005

After the joining of Tamsalu vald and Tamsalu linn, the municipality of Tamsalu vald is using former symbols of Tamsalu linn. Old symbols of Tamsalu vald is no more used.
Erki Kurrikoff, 31 August 2005

The flag of Tamsalu Parish was the flag of Tamsalu Parish—an Estonian administrative unit in Lääne-Viru County—until its merger with Tapa Parish to form the new Tapa Parish in October 2017. The flag of the former town of Tamsalu was adopted as the flag of Tamsalu Parish following the merger of the town and the parish in October 2005. It had originally been adopted as the town's flag on November 20, 1996. The flag of Tamsalu Municipality is a horizontal tricolour—white, light green, and light blue—with standard dimensions of 105 × 165 cm. Its aspect ratio is 7:11. The Tamsalu Municipal Council also has its own flag, which consists of the municipal flag with the image of the municipal coat of arms placed in the center.
Tomislav Šipek, 28 September 2026

Coat of Arms

image by Tomislav Šipek, 28 September 2026

The coat of arms of Tamsalu Parish was the coat of arms of Tamsalu Parish—an administrative unit in Lääne-Viru County, Estonia—until its merger with Tapa Parish to form the new Tapa Parish. The coat of arms was approved on June 16, 2005, in conjunction with the merger of Tamsalu Parish and the town of Tamsalu. It is the town's former coat of arms. The greater part of the coat of arms is silver, while the lower section features a blue area separated by a horizontal line. Standing on the silver field is an oak tree with a green crown and a black trunk, its roots extending partially into the blue area; the roots situated within the blue field are silver. The heraldic figure is an oak tree—chosen for its toponymic significance—depicted with a compact crown and a clearly defined root system. A second symbolic element represents groundwater, a subject of concern within the Pandivere Water Protection Area.
Tomislav Šipek, 28 September 2026

Previous Symbols

image by Tomislav Šipek, 28 September 2026

Adopted: 26 May 1993.
Dov Gutterman, 25 January 1999

The coat of arms used until 2005 was approved on May 25, 1993. Its shield is entirely silver. Reflecting the place name "Tamsalu" and the area's natural characteristics, the old coat of arms features six green oak leaves.
Tomislav Šipek, 28 September 2026