Ylöjärvi

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YLÖJÄRVI

Region : Pirkanmaa
Former province : 1997-2009 Länsi-Suomi (until 1997 Häme)
Additions : 2009 Viljakkala; 2009 Kuru

Official blazon

Punaisessa kentässä haaruristi, jonka yläkulmassa saatteena risti; molemmat kultaa.

Origin/meaning

The arms were granted on May 12, 1954.

The arms show the town's initial with in the chief a small cross. The cross refers to the position of the church, located at the intersection of two main roads.