Oravais

Revision as of 08:28, 27 January 2016 by Knorrepoes (talk | contribs) (Text replacement - "|center]] ====Official blazon====" to "|center|{{PAGENAME}} Kuntavaakuna / Kommunvapen]] ====Official blazon====")

Template:Finland


ORAVAIS - ORAVAINEN

Region : Pohjanmaa
Former province : 1997-2009 Länsi-Suomi (until 1997 Vaasa)
Incorporated into : 2011 Vörå

Oravais Kuntavaakuna / Kommunvapen

Official blazon

  • (fi) Sinisessä kentässä palkeittain asetettu hopeinen väkivasara, saatteena sen kummallakin puolella hopeinen, kultaliekkinen kranaatti.
  • (sv) I blått fält en balkvis ställd stång­ hammare av silver, på båda sidor åtföljd av en bomb av silver med låga av guld.

Origin/meaning

The arms were officially granted on September 14, 1954.

The hammer refers to the local iron mining and iron industry. The two bombs refer to the Battle of Oravais in 1808.

Oravais1.jpg

The arms on a road sign
Oravais2.jpg

The arms on the town hall

Contact and Support

Partners:

Your logo here ?
Contact us



© since 1995, Heraldry of the World, Ralf Hartemink  
Index of the site

Literature : Pirinen, 1982