Karstula
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KARSTULA
Region : Keski-Suomi
Former province : 1997-2009 Länsi-Suomi, 1960-1997 Keski-Suomi
Official blazon
Punaisessa kentässä hopeinen, ankkuriristin muotoinen lukonhela, keskellä avaimenreikä.
Origin/meaning
The arms were granted on July 16, 1953.
The arms show a keyhole in a cross, which indicates that the village was on the crossroads and was known as the Gate to Ostrobothnia. The historical and modern roads to Ostrobothnia run through the village.
The arms on a road sign |
The arms on the town hall |
Literature : Pirinen, K. Local coats of arms in Finland (Suomen kunnallisvaakunat), Vantaa, 1982, 216 p.
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