Lohtaja

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LOHTAJA - LOCHTEÅ

Region: Keski-Pohjanmaa
Former province: 1997-2009 Länsi-Suomi (until 1997 Vaasa)
Incorporated into: 2009 Kokkola

Lohtaja Kuntavaakuna / Kommunvapen

Official blazon

Sinisessä kentässä aaltokoroinen hopeakärki, jossa punainen, puna-kultaliekkinen masuuni.

Origin/meaning

The arms were granted on May 17, 1951.

The arms show a burning tower, which is taken from an old seal of the village; it's meaning is not known. The wavy point symbolises that the village is situated alongside the Gulf of Bothnia.

Coat of arms (crest) of Lohtaja

The arms on a road sign
Coat of arms (crest) of Lohtaja

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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