Tottijärvi

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TOTTIJÄRVI

Former province : 1997-2009 Länsi-Suomi (until 1997 Häme)
Incorporated into : 1976 Nokia

Tottijärvi Kuntavaakuna / Kommunvapen

Official blazon

Sinisessä kentässä aaltokareisesta hopeatyviöstä nouseva kultainen koira, jonka varukset ja kau­ lahihna punaiset.

Origin/meaning

The arms were granted on March 26, 1958.

Tottijärvi means the lake of Tott and, according to legend, is named after the dog Tott (owned by Matti Kurki, a legendary chieftain from the 13th century), which drowned in the lake.

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


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