Naantalin maalaiskunta

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NAANTALI MAALAISKUNTA

Region : Varsinais-Suomi
Former province : Länsi-Suomi (until 1997 Turku and Pori)
Incorporated into : 1964 Naantali

Naantalin maalaiskunta Kuntavaakuna / Kommunvapen

Official blazon

Mustassa kentässä kultainen, ulkoreunaltaan liekkikoroinen vihkiristi.

Origin/meaning

The arms were officially granted on November 24, 1958.

The arms show a wooden sun, which used to be placed on the border between the town and the countryside. It is supposed to refer to the saying, 'Shine like the sun of Naantali'.

Literature: Pirinen, 1982