Nousiainen

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NOUSIAINEN

Region : Varsinais-Suomi
Former province : Länsi-Suomi (until 1997 Turku and Pori)

Nousiainen Kuntavaakuna / Kommunvapen

Official blazon

Punaisessa kentässä piispanistuimella istuva Pyhä Henrik, joka polkee jaloillaan kirves kädessä maassa makaavaa miestä (Lallia); kaikki kultaa.

Origin/meaning

The arms were officially granted on June 26, 1961.

The arms show the patron saint of Finland, Saint Henry (Henrik), who is also the patron for the Nousiainen stone church from the 1200s. St. Henry is depicted seated on his throne and trampling his killer Lalli.

Coat of arms (crest) of Nousiainen

The arms on a road sign
Coat of arms (crest) of Nousiainen

The arms on the town hall

Literature: Pirinen, 1982

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