Pyhäjärvi (Pohjanmaa)
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PYHÄJÄRVI
Region : Pohjois-Pohjanmaa
Former province : until 2009 Oulu
Official blazon
Sinisessä kentässä nouseva, kärjestä teroitettu paalu, jonka saatteena kummallakin puolella naularisti; kaikki hopeaa.
Origin/meaning
The arms were officially granted on March 26, 1958.
The border pole and crosses refer to the pyhä part of the name, which historical means secured or fenced, and later means holy.
 The arms on a road sign |
 The arms on the town hall |
Literature: Pirinen, 1982
 Maailman heraldika |
 Suomen vaakunat Finsk heraldik |
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