Sauvo

SAUVO

Region : Varsinais-Suomi
Former province : Länsi-Suomi (until 1997 Turku and Pori)
Additions : 1969 Karuna

Official blazon

Kultakentässä seisova naakka, saatteena kummallakin puolellaan kuusikärkinen kannustähti keskenään vastapalkeittain; kaikki mustia.

Origin/meaning

The arms were officially granted on March 4, 1957.

The crow is derived from the nickname of the villagers. The two mullets are taken from the arms of several noble families and refer to the manor houses in the municipality.

The arms on a road signl

Literature: Pirinen, 1982

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