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'''ANJALA'''
'''ANJALA'''


Region : [[Kymenlaakso]]<br>
Region: [[Kymenlaakso]]<br>
Former province : [[Uusimaa]] (1945-1997 [[Kymi]], 1997-2009 [[Etelä-Suomi]])<br>
Former province: [[Uusimaa]] (1945-1997 [[Kymi]], 1997-2009 [[Etelä-Suomi]])<br>
Incorporated into: 1975 [[Anjalankoski]] (2009 [[Kouvola]])
Incorporated into: 1975 [[Anjalankoski]] (2009 [[Kouvola]])


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The arms were granted on October 29, 1952.
The arms were granted on October 29, 1952.


The arms show three swearing hands, referring to the Anjala Union of 1788, when a number of Swedish army officers joined to start against King Gustav III in the Anjala Manor.
The arms show three swearing hands, referring to the Anjala Union of 1788, when a number of Swedish army officers joined to start against King Gustav III in the Anjala Manor.'''[[Literature]]''':
 
'''[[Literature]]''':


{{media}} Pirinen, K. Local coats of arms in Finland (Suomen kunnallisvaakunat), Vantaa, 1982, 216 p.
{{media}} Pirinen, K. Local coats of arms in Finland (Suomen kunnallisvaakunat), Vantaa, 1982, 216 p.

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ANJALA

Region: Kymenlaakso
Former province: Uusimaa (1945-1997 Kymi, 1997-2009 Etelä-Suomi)
Incorporated into: 1975 Anjalankoski (2009 Kouvola)

Anjala Kuntavaakuna / Kommunvapen

Official blazon

Sinisessä kentässä kolme tyvestä nousevaa hopeista valakättä.

Origin/meaning

The arms were granted on October 29, 1952.

The arms show three swearing hands, referring to the Anjala Union of 1788, when a number of Swedish army officers joined to start against King Gustav III in the Anjala Manor.Literature:


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Index of the site Pirinen, K. Local coats of arms in Finland (Suomen kunnallisvaakunat), Vantaa, 1982, 216 p.