Hiitinen

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HIITINEN - HITIS

Region : Varsinais-Suomi
Former province : Western Finland (until 1997 Turku and Pori)
Incorporated into : 1969 Dragsfjärd (2009 Kemiönsaari)

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Official blazon

Punaisessa kentässä kultahirsi, jossa kaksi toisistaan poispäin suunnattua kolmikärkistä sinistä atraimenterää, joilla on yhteinen varsi.

Origin/meaning

The arms were officially granted on October 8, 1964.

The bar refers to the shipping channel through the Hitis archipelago. The symbol on the bar shows two combined tridents and is a symbol for fishing.


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Literature : Pirinen, K. Local coats of arms in Finland (Suomen kunnallisvaakunat), Vantaa, 1982, 216 p.