Pyhäranta

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PYHÄRANTA

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

Pyhäranta Kuntavaakuna / Kommunvapen

Official blazon

Punaisessa kentässä kultainen apilaristi, jonka alaosa muodostaa ankkurin

Origin/meaning

The arms were officially granted on May 3, 1956.

The name means holy-beach, which is symbolised by the arms. The cross refers to the holy part, the anchor to the beach part of the name. The anchor also refers to the importance of shipping.


Coat of arms (crest) of Pyhäranta

The arms on a road sign

Literature: Pirinen, 1982

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