Savonranta

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SAVONRANTA

Region : Etelä-Savo
Former province : 1997-2009 Itä-Suomi (until 1997 Mikkeli)
Incorporated into : 2009 Savonlinna

Official blazon

Mustassa kentässä aaltokoroinen vasen pieli ja jännitetty käsijousi; kaikki kultaa.

Origin/meaning

The arms were officially granted on December 18, 1962.

The name means Savo-beach, and the arms thus show the bow and arrow of the historical Savo province, and a golden wavy flank for the beach part of the name.

The arms on a road sign

The arms on the town hall

Literature: Pirinen, 1982

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