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'''LIEKSA ''' | '''LIEKSA ''' | ||
Region : [[Pohjois-Karjala]]<br> | Region : [[Pohjois-Karjala]]<br> | ||
Former province : [[Itä-Suomi]] (until 1997 Pohjois-Karjala)<br> | Former province : [[Itä-Suomi]] (until 1997 Pohjois-Karjala)<br> | ||
Additions : 1973 [[Pielisjärvi]] | Additions: 1973 [[Pielisjärvi]] | ||
[[File:lieksa.jpg|center]] | [[File:lieksa.jpg|center|{{PAGENAME}} Kuntavaakuna / Kommunvapen]] | ||
===Official blazon=== | |||
Punaisessa kentässä tyvestä nouseva käsijousella ampuva mies, karvalakki päässä, kirves vyöllä; kaikki hopeaa. | Punaisessa kentässä tyvestä nouseva käsijousella ampuva mies, karvalakki päässä, kirves vyöllä; kaikki hopeaa. | ||
===Origin/meaning=== | |||
The arms were officially granted on April 20, 1953. | The arms were officially granted on April 20, 1953. | ||
The arms are derived from the seal of the town of Brahea from 1669. The town was short-lived and was situated in the present Lieksa municipality. | The arms are derived from the seal of the town of Brahea from 1669. The town was short-lived and was situated in the present Lieksa municipality. | ||
{|align="center" | |||
|align="center"|[[File:lieksa1.jpg|center|Coat of arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>The arms on a road sign | |||
|align="center"|[[File:lieksap1.jpg|center|300 px|Coat of arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>The arms on a postal cancellation | |||
|} | |||
[[Literature]] : Pirinen, K. Local coats of arms in Finland (Suomen kunnallisvaakunat), Vantaa, 1982, 216 p. | |||
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{{media}} | {{media}} | ||
[[Category:Finnish Municipalities L]] | [[Category:Finnish Municipalities L]] | ||
Latest revision as of 10:40, 28 January 2024
LIEKSA
Region : Pohjois-Karjala
Former province : Itä-Suomi (until 1997 Pohjois-Karjala)
Additions: 1973 Pielisjärvi
Official blazon
Punaisessa kentässä tyvestä nouseva käsijousella ampuva mies, karvalakki päässä, kirves vyöllä; kaikki hopeaa.
Origin/meaning
The arms were officially granted on April 20, 1953.
The arms are derived from the seal of the town of Brahea from 1669. The town was short-lived and was situated in the present Lieksa municipality.
 The arms on a road sign |
 The arms on a postal cancellation |
Literature : Pirinen, K. Local coats of arms in Finland (Suomen kunnallisvaakunat), Vantaa, 1982, 216 p.
 Maailman heraldika |
 Suomen vaakunat Finsk heraldik |
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