Nastola

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NASTOLA

Region : Päijät-Häme
Former province : Häme

Nastola Kuntavaakuna / Kommunvapen

Official blazon

Punaisessa kilvessä hopeinen, naulakantainen ankkuriristi.

Origin/meaning

The arms were officially granted on April 23, 1953.

The cross refers to the very early Christian cemetary found in the municipality, established before the official conversion of Finland to Christianity. The point is a canting symbol (nasta=point).

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The arms on a road sign
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The arms on the town hall

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Literature : Pirinen, K. Local coats of arms in Finland (Suomen kunnallisvaakunat), Vantaa, 1982, 216 p.