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VIRRAT
Region : Pirkanmaa
Former province : 1997-2009 Länsi-Suomi (until 1997 Häme)
Additions : 1973 Pohjaslahti (partly)
Official blazon
Sinisessä kentässä aaltokoroiset kolmoisjänteet, saatteena kummallakin puolella palkeittainen karhukeihäänkärki; kaikki hopeaa.
Origin/meaning
The arms were granted on February 15, 1954.
The wavy bends are canting, virrat means streams. The two spearheads refer to the famous bear hunter Martti Kitunen,which originated from the village.
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Literature : Pirinen, K. Local coats of arms in Finland (Suomen kunnallisvaakunat), Vantaa, 1982, 216 p.
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