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'''ALATORNIO ''' | '''ALATORNIO ''' | ||
Region : [[Lapland (region)|Lapland]]<br> | Region : [[Lapland (region)|Lapland]]<br> | ||
Former province : [[Lapland (province)|Lapland]]<br> | Former province : [[Lapland (province)|Lapland]]<br> | ||
Incorporated into : 1973 [[Tornio]] | Incorporated into: 1973 [[Tornio]] | ||
[[File:alatorni.jpg|center|{{PAGENAME}} Kuntavaakuna / Kommunvapen]] | [[File:alatorni.jpg|center|{{PAGENAME}} Kuntavaakuna / Kommunvapen]] | ||
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The salmon symbolises the large amounts of salmon that can be caught in the Tornio river. The bow symbolises the hunting and the birch forests. | The salmon symbolises the large amounts of salmon that can be caught in the Tornio river. The bow symbolises the hunting and the birch forests. | ||
As the municipality was abolished only 7 months after the arms were granted, these are the shotest-lived Finnish municipal arms. | As the municipality was abolished only 7 months after the arms were granted, these are the shotest-lived Finnish municipal arms.'''[[Literature]]''': | ||
{{media}} Pirinen, K. Local coats of arms in Finland (Suomen kunnallisvaakunat), Vantaa, 1982, 216 p. | |||
[[Category:Finnish Municipalities A]] | |||
[[Category:Lapland (Finland)]] | [[Category:Lapland (Finland)]] | ||
[[Category:Granted 1972]] | [[Category:Granted 1972]] | ||
Latest revision as of 13:42, 29 January 2024
ALATORNIO
Region : Lapland
Former province : Lapland
Incorporated into: 1973 Tornio
Official blazon
Hopea-sinikatkoisen kilven yläkentässä sininen jännittämätön käsijousi hirsittäin ja alakentässä uiva lohi kokonaan hopeaa.
Origin/meaning
The arms were granted on May 7, 1972.
The salmon symbolises the large amounts of salmon that can be caught in the Tornio river. The bow symbolises the hunting and the birch forests.
As the municipality was abolished only 7 months after the arms were granted, these are the shotest-lived Finnish municipal arms.Literature:
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Index of the site Pirinen, K. Local coats of arms in Finland (Suomen kunnallisvaakunat), Vantaa, 1982, 216 p.