Kuortane

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KUORTANE

Region : Etelä-Pohjanmaa
Former province : 1997-2009 Länsi-Suomi (until 1997 Vaasa)

Kuortane Kuntavaakuna / Kommunvapen

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.

Arms of Kuortane

The arms on a road sign

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