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The arms are based on the name of the municipality, which means marshy-bay. The wavy bend symbolises the many waterways in the area, the swans are a typical bird in marshy areas. | The arms are based on the name of the municipality, which means marshy-bay. The wavy bend symbolises the many waterways in the area, the swans are a typical bird in marshy areas. | ||
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Revision as of 09:18, 16 December 2015
KORPILAHTI
Region : Keski-Suomi
Former province : 1997-2009 Länsi-Suomi, 1960-1997 Keski-Suomi
Incorporated into : 2009 Jyväskylä
Official blazon
Kultaisessa kilvessä musta, aaltokoroinen vastapalkki, jossa alatusten kolme lentävää hopeista, punavaruksista joutsenta.
Origin/meaning
The arms were granted on September 10, 1958.
The arms are based on the name of the municipality, which means marshy-bay. The wavy bend symbolises the many waterways in the area, the swans are a typical bird in marshy areas.
The arms on a road sign |
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Literature : Pirinen, K. Local coats of arms in Finland (Suomen kunnallisvaakunat), Vantaa, 1982, 216 p.