Janakkala
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JANAKKALA
Region : Kanta-Häme
Former province : 1997-2009 Etelä-Suomi (until 1997 Häme)
Official blazon
Punaisessa kentässä edestäpäin kultainen ilveksenpää, jonka kieli sininen ja korvatöyhdöt mustat; yläpuolella sakarakoroinen kultalakio, jossa Mantovan risti ja sen molemmin puolin sitä kohti suuntautuva nuolenkärki; kaikki mustia.
Origin/meaning
The arms were officially granted on February 23, 1952.
The lynx and the colours are taken from the arms of the Häme province, and indicate the central localtion of the municipality in the province. The chief refers to the local castle and the battles during the centuries.
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Literature : Pirinen, 1982