Artjärvi

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ARTJÄRVI

Region : Päijät-Häme
Former province : Häme
Incorporated into: 2011 Orimattila

Artjärvi Kuntavaakuna / Kommunvapen

Official blazon

Sinisessä kentässä kultainen kuha, jonka alapuo­ lella tyvessä sakarakoroinen, hopeinen muuri.

Origin/meaning

The arms were officially granted on October 1, 1956.

The arms show a zander, a typical fish in the local lakes. The walls refer to the ancient fortifications near the village.

Arms (crest) of Artjärvi

The arms on a road sign

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Index of the site Pirinen, K. Local coats of arms in Finland (Suomen kunnallisvaakunat), Vantaa, 1982, 216 p.