Kuortane
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KUORTANE
Region : Etelä-Pohjanmaa
Former province : 1997-2009 Länsi-Suomi (until 1997 Vaasa)
Official blazon
Aaltokoroisesti katkoinen hopea-sininen kilpi, jonka yläkentässä kolme nousevaa punaista liekkiä ja alakentässä uiva hopeinen kuha.
Origin/meaning
The arms were granted on October 17, 1957.
The arms are based on a local legend about a burning lake. The flames were already used on the historical seal of the village.
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Index of the site
Literature : Pirinen, K. Local coats of arms in Finland (Suomen kunnallisvaakunat), Vantaa, 1982, 216 p.