Luhanka

LUHANKA

Region : Keski-Suomi
Former province : 1997-2009 Länsi-Suomi, 1960-1997 Keski-Suomi

Official blazon

Vihreässä kentässä kävelevä, hopeinen, kultavaruksinen mäyrä, jonka saaneena kolme kultaista, naulakantaista kaarisakararistiä, kaksi yläpuolella, yksi alapuolella.

Origin/meaning

The arms were granted on September 1, 1965.

The badger refers to the historical fur hunting and trade in the municipality. The three crosses refer to the three churches that have existed in Luhanka.

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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