Pomarkku

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POMARKKU

Region : Satakunta
Former province : Länsi-Suomi (until 1997 Turku and Pori)

Official blazon

Kultakentässä sininen, sahakoroinen lakio; viisi sakaraa ylöspäin.

Origin/meaning

The arms were officially granted on December 18, 1962.

The five points refer to the five farms or settlements which later developed into the municipality. The points also refer to a sawblade and thus to forestry.

The arms on a road sign

The arms on the town hall

Literature: Pirinen, 1982

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