Eräjärvi

ERÄJÄRVI

Region: Pirkanmaa
Former province: 1997-2009 Länsi-Suomi (until 1997 Häme)
Incorporated into: 1973 Orivesi

Punaisessa kentässä kolme hopeista, puusta tehtyä ongenkoukkua vieretysten.

The arms were granted on April 10, 1962.

The arms show three ancient wooden fish hooks, symbolisinig the longtime inhabitation of the area and the importance of fishing during the centuries.

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

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