Karstula

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KARSTULA

Region : Keski-Suomi
Former province : 1997-2009 Länsi-Suomi, 1960-1997 Keski-Suomi

Official blazon

Punaisessa kentässä hopeinen, ankkuriristin muotoinen lukonhela, keskellä avaimenreikä.

Origin/meaning

The arms were granted on July 16, 1953.

The arms show a keyhole in a cross, which indicates that the village was on the crossroads and was known as the Gate to Ostrobothnia. The historical and modern roads to Ostrobothnia run through the village.