Lohtaja
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LOHTAJA - LOCHTEÅ
Region: Keski-Pohjanmaa
Former province: 1997-2009 Länsi-Suomi (until 1997 Vaasa)
Incorporated into: 2009 Kokkola
Official blazon
Sinisessä kentässä aaltokoroinen hopeakärki, jossa punainen, puna-kultaliekkinen masuuni.
Origin/meaning
The arms were granted on May 17, 1951.
The arms show a burning tower, which is taken from an old seal of the village; it's meaning is not known. The wavy point symbolises that the village is situated alongside the Gulf of Bothnia.
The arms on a road sign |
The arms on the town hall |
Literature: Pirinen, K. Local coats of arms in Finland (Suomen kunnallisvaakunat), Vantaa, 1982, 216 p.
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