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'''JOENSUU''' | '''JOENSUU''' | ||
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 : 1954 | Additions: 1954 Pielisensuu; 2005 [[Kiihtelysvaara]], [[Tuupovaara]]; 2009 [[Eno]], [[Pyhäselkä]] | ||
[[File:joensuu.jpg|center]] | [[File:joensuu.jpg|center|{{PAGENAME}} Kuntavaakuna / Kommunvapen]] | ||
===Official blazon=== | |||
Kilpi kahdesti lohkoinen, ylempänä vallikoro, alempana aaltokoro; kentät punainen, hopeinen ja musta. | Kilpi kahdesti lohkoinen, ylempänä vallikoro, alempana aaltokoro; kentät punainen, hopeinen ja musta. | ||
===Origin/meaning=== | |||
The arms were granted on November 19, 1957. | The arms were granted on November 19, 1957. | ||
The colours red and black are the colours of Karelia region. The silver bends symbolises the river Pielisjoki, which flows through the town. The silver-red division symbolises a guarded border and emphasises the towns border position. These arms were based on the arms granted in 1850 and 1923. | The colours red and black are the colours of Karelia region. The silver bends symbolises the river Pielisjoki, which flows through the town. The silver-red division symbolises a guarded border and emphasises the towns border position. These arms were based on the arms granted in 1850 and 1923. | ||
{|align="center" | |||
|align="center"|[[File:joensuu1850.jpg|center|350 px|Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>The arms from 1850 | |||
|align="center"|[[File:joensuu1923.jpg|center|350 px|Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>The arms from 1923 | |||
|} | |||
The current arms were the result of a contest in 1955, with a number of other proposals, see images below. | |||
{|align="center" | {|align="center" | ||
|align="center"|[[File: | |align="center"|[[File:joensuup1.jpg|center|250 px|Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>Proposal 1 | ||
|align="center"|[[File:joensuup2.jpg|center|250 px|Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>Proposal 2 | |||
|- | |||
|align="center"|[[File:joensuup3.jpg|center|250 px|Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>Proposal 3 | |||
|align="center"|[[File:joensuup41.jpg|center|250 px|Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>Proposal 4 | |||
|- | |||
|align="center"|[[File:joensuu1.jpg|center|Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>The arms on a road sign | |||
|} | |} | ||
[[Literature]] : Pirinen, K. Local coats of arms in Finland (Suomen kunnallisvaakunat), Vantaa, 1982, 216 p. | |||
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{{media}} | {{media}} | ||
[[Category:Finnish Municipalities J]] | [[Category:Finnish Municipalities J]] |
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