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'''JOENSUU''' | '''JOENSUU''' | ||
Region : [[Pohjois-Karjala]]<br> | Region : [[Pohjois-Karjala]]<br> | ||
Former province : [[Itä-Suomi]] (until 1997 Pohjois-Karjala)<br> | Former province : [[Itä-Suomi]] (until 1997 Pohjois-Karjala)<br> | ||
Additions : 1954 Pielisensuu; 2005 [[Kiihtelysvaara]], [[Tuupovaara]]; 2009 [[Eno]], [[Pyhäselkä]] | Additions: 1954 Pielisensuu; 2005 [[Kiihtelysvaara]], [[Tuupovaara]]; 2009 [[Eno]], [[Pyhäselkä]] | ||
[[File:joensuu.jpg|center|{{PAGENAME}} Kuntavaakuna / Kommunvapen]] | [[File:joensuu.jpg|center|{{PAGENAME}} Kuntavaakuna / Kommunvapen]] | ||
===Official blazon=== | |||
Kilpi kahdesti lohkoinen, ylempänä vallikoro, alempana aaltokoro; kentät punainen, hopeinen ja musta. | Kilpi kahdesti lohkoinen, ylempänä vallikoro, alempana aaltokoro; kentät punainen, hopeinen ja musta. | ||
===Origin/meaning=== | |||
The arms were granted on November 19, 1957. | The arms were granted on November 19, 1957. | ||
The colours red and black are the colours of Karelia region. The silver bends symbolises the river Pielisjoki, which flows through the town. The silver-red division symbolises a guarded border and emphasises the towns border position. These arms were based on the arms granted in 1850 and 1923. | The colours red and black are the colours of Karelia region. The silver bends symbolises the river Pielisjoki, which flows through the town. The silver-red division symbolises a guarded border and emphasises the towns border position. These arms were based on the arms granted in 1850 and 1923. | ||
{|align="center" | {|align="center" | ||
|align="center"|[[File:joensuu1850.jpg|center| | |align="center"|[[File:joensuu1850.jpg|center|350 px|Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>The arms from 1850 | ||
|align="center"|[[File:joensuu1923.jpg|center| | |align="center"|[[File:joensuu1923.jpg|center|350 px|Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>The arms from 1923 | ||
|} | |} | ||
The current arms were the result of a contest in 1955, with a number of other proposals, see images below. | |||
{|align="center" | {|align="center" | ||
|align="center"|[[File:joensuup1.jpg|center|250 px|Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>Proposal 1 | |||
|align="center"|[[File:joensuup2.jpg|center|250 px|Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>Proposal 2 | |||
|- | |||
|align="center"|[[File:joensuup3.jpg|center|250 px|Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>Proposal 3 | |||
|align="center"|[[File:joensuup41.jpg|center|250 px|Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>Proposal 4 | |||
|- | |||
|align="center"|[[File:joensuu1.jpg|center|Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>The arms on a road sign | |align="center"|[[File:joensuu1.jpg|center|Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>The arms on a road sign | ||
|} | |} | ||
[[Literature]] : Pirinen, K. Local coats of arms in Finland (Suomen kunnallisvaakunat), Vantaa, 1982, 216 p. | |||
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[[Category:Finnish Municipalities J]] | [[Category:Finnish Municipalities J]] |
Latest revision as of 10:38, 28 January 2024
JOENSUU
Region : Pohjois-Karjala
Former province : Itä-Suomi (until 1997 Pohjois-Karjala)
Additions: 1954 Pielisensuu; 2005 Kiihtelysvaara, Tuupovaara; 2009 Eno, Pyhäselkä
Official blazon
Kilpi kahdesti lohkoinen, ylempänä vallikoro, alempana aaltokoro; kentät punainen, hopeinen ja musta.
Origin/meaning
The arms were granted on November 19, 1957.
The colours red and black are the colours of Karelia region. The silver bends symbolises the river Pielisjoki, which flows through the town. The silver-red division symbolises a guarded border and emphasises the towns border position. These arms were based on the arms granted in 1850 and 1923.
The arms from 1850 |
The arms from 1923 |
The current arms were the result of a contest in 1955, with a number of other proposals, see images below.
Proposal 1 |
Proposal 2 |
Proposal 3 |
Proposal 4 |
The arms on a road sign |
Literature : Pirinen, K. Local coats of arms in Finland (Suomen kunnallisvaakunat), Vantaa, 1982, 216 p.
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