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'''KIIKOINEN''' | '''KIIKOINEN''' | ||
Region : [[Satakunta]]<br> | Region : [[Pirkanmaa]] (until 2013 [[Satakunta]])<br> | ||
Former province : [[ | Former province : [[Länsi-Suomi]] (until 1997 [[Turku and Pori]])<br> | ||
Incorporated into : 2013 [[Sastamala]] | |||
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[[Category:Finnish Municipalities K]] | [[Category:Finnish Municipalities K]] | ||
[[Category:Pirkanmaa]] | |||
[[Category:Satakunta]] | [[Category:Satakunta]] | ||
[[Category:Länsi-Suomi]] | |||
[[Category:Turku and Pori]] | [[Category:Turku and Pori]] | ||
[[Category:Granted 1954]] | [[Category:Granted 1954]] | ||
Revision as of 14:43, 15 November 2015
KIIKOINEN
Region : Pirkanmaa (until 2013 Satakunta)
Former province : Länsi-Suomi (until 1997 Turku and Pori)
Incorporated into : 2013 Sastamala
Official blazon
Kultakentässä nouseva, musta, punakielinen pukki, jonka kaulassa hihnastaan riippuva, hopeinen tuohikontti.
Origin/meaning
The arms were officially granted on May 3, 1954.
The goat refers to the old nickname of the village, Kuttukappeli, or Goat-chapel. The birch-bark bag was a symbol for the many day-workers in the area in previous times.
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© since 1995, Heraldry of the World, Ralf Hartemink 
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Literature : Pirinen, K. Local coats of arms in Finland (Suomen kunnallisvaakunat), Vantaa, 1982, 216 p.