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===Official blazon=== | |||
Sinisessä kentässä aaltokoroiset kolmoisjänteet, saatteena kummallakin puolella palkeittainen karhukeihäänkärki; kaikki hopeaa. | Sinisessä kentässä aaltokoroiset kolmoisjänteet, saatteena kummallakin puolella palkeittainen karhukeihäänkärki; kaikki hopeaa. | ||
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The arms were granted on February 15, 1954. | The arms were granted on February 15, 1954. | ||
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|align="center"|[[File:virrat1.jpg|center]] <br/>The arms on a road sign | |align="center"|[[File:virrat1.jpg|center|Coat of arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>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. | |||
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[[Category:Finnish Municipalities V]] | [[Category:Finnish Municipalities V]] | ||
Latest revision as of 06:28, 20 February 2024
VIRRAT
Region : Pirkanmaa
Former province : 1997-2009 Länsi-Suomi (until 1997 Häme)
Additions : 1973 Pohjaslahti (partly)
Official blazon
Sinisessä kentässä aaltokoroiset kolmoisjänteet, saatteena kummallakin puolella palkeittainen karhukeihäänkärki; kaikki hopeaa.
Origin/meaning
The arms were granted on February 15, 1954.
The wavy bends are canting, virrat means streams. The two spearheads refer to the famous bear hunter Martti Kitunen,which originated from the village.
 The arms on a road sign |
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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