Snappertuna

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SNAPPERTUNA

Region : Uusimaa
Former province : 1997-2009 Etelä-Suomi, until 1997 Uusimaa
Incorporated into : 1977 Karjaa (2009 Raasepori), Tammisaari (2009 Raasepori)

Official blazon

Sinisessä kentässä alhaalta aaltokoron rajoittama, reunoihin ulottuva muuri, jonka keskiosa on sakarainen ja tornimainen; saateena kummallakin puolella pystyssä tammenlehti; kaikki kultaa, keskikäytävä ja ikkunaluukut punaiset.

Origin/meaning

The arms were granted on December 14, 1951.

The arms are derived from the old arms of the Raseborg County. The ruins of Raseborg castle are close to the Snappertuna church.

Literature : Pirinen, K. Local coats of arms in Finland (Suomen kunnallisvaakunat), Vantaa, 1982, 216 p.

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