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'''NURMES''' | '''NURMES''' | ||
Region : [[Pohjois-Karjala]]<br> | Region : [[Pohjois-Karjala]]<br> | ||
Former province : [[Itä-Suomi]] (until 1997 Pohjois-Karjala)<br> | Former province : [[Itä-Suomi]] (until 1997 Pohjois-Karjala)<br> | ||
Additions : 1973 [[Nurmeksen maalaiskunta]] | Additions: 1973 [[Nurmeksen maalaiskunta]] | ||
[[File:nurmes.jpg|center|{{PAGENAME}} Kuntavaakuna / Kommunvapen]] | [[File:nurmes.jpg|center|{{PAGENAME}} Kuntavaakuna / Kommunvapen]] | ||
===Official blazon=== | |||
Punaisessa kentässä kolme hopeista karhukeihäänkärkeä pystyssä vierekkäin. | Punaisessa kentässä kolme hopeista karhukeihäänkärkeä pystyssä vierekkäin. | ||
===Origin/meaning=== | |||
The arms were granted on 11-2-1952. | The arms were granted on 11-2-1952. | ||
The arms show three tips from bear hunting spears. Bear hunting used to be practised in the surroundings. They also are a reminder of the local hero Olli Tiainen. | The arms show three tips from bear hunting spears. Bear hunting used to be practised in the surroundings. They also are a reminder of the local hero Olli Tiainen. | ||
The arms were chosen from a local competition held in 1951. Two other designs were shortlisted, but not chosen, These are shown below. | |||
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===Image gallery=== | |||
<gallery widths=250px heights=200px perrow=0> | |||
File:nurmes1.jpg|alt=Arms (crest) of Nurmes|The arms on a road sign | |||
File:nurmes2.jpg|alt=Arms (crest) of Nurmes (proposal)|Proposal 1 | |||
File:nurmes3.jpg|alt=Arms (crest) of Nurmes (proposal)|Proposal 2 | |||
</gallery> | |||
[[Literature]] : Pirinen, K. Local coats of arms in Finland (Suomen kunnallisvaakunat), Vantaa, 1982, 216 p.; proposals from Instagram, posted by Vaakkuna, 2024 | |||
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[[Category:Finnish Municipalities N]] | [[Category:Finnish Municipalities N]] |
Latest revision as of 07:48, 22 September 2024
NURMES
Region : Pohjois-Karjala
Former province : Itä-Suomi (until 1997 Pohjois-Karjala)
Additions: 1973 Nurmeksen maalaiskunta
Official blazon
Punaisessa kentässä kolme hopeista karhukeihäänkärkeä pystyssä vierekkäin.
Origin/meaning
The arms were granted on 11-2-1952.
The arms show three tips from bear hunting spears. Bear hunting used to be practised in the surroundings. They also are a reminder of the local hero Olli Tiainen.
The arms were chosen from a local competition held in 1951. Two other designs were shortlisted, but not chosen, These are shown below.
Image gallery
Literature : Pirinen, K. Local coats of arms in Finland (Suomen kunnallisvaakunat), Vantaa, 1982, 216 p.; proposals from Instagram, posted by Vaakkuna, 2024
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