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Province : [[Tarragona (province)|Tarragona]]
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===Official blazon===
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Escut caironat: d'or, una vall de sinople sobremuntada d'una foguera de gules. Per timbre, una corona mural de poble.
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|'''Catalan'''
| Escut caironat: d'or, una vall de sinople sobremuntada d'una foguera de gules. Per timbre, una corona mural de poble.
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|'''English'''
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===Origin/meaning===
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Canting arms: they show a valley ("vall" in Catalan) and a bonfire, because the second part of the name reminds in Catalan "fogó", derived from "foc", fire; despite of this popular etymology, the name Vallfogona comes from Latin "valle fecunda", or fecund valley.
Canting arms: they show a valley ("vall" in Catalan) and a bonfire, because the second part of the name reminds in Catalan "fogó", derived from "foc", fire; despite of this popular etymology, the name Vallfogona comes from Latin "valle fecunda", or fecund valley.
 
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[[Literature]] : Image taken from Wikipedia;background from Enric Fontvila, Barcelona.
[[Civic Heraldry Literature - Spain|'''Literature''']] : Image taken from Wikipedia;background from Enric Fontvila, Barcelona.


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Latest revision as of 10:43, 1 September 2023

VALLFOGONA DE RIUCORB

Region : Catalonia
Province : Tarragona

Escudo de Vallfogona de Riucorb/Arms (crest) of Vallfogona de Riucorb
Official blazon
Catalan Escut caironat: d'or, una vall de sinople sobremuntada d'una foguera de gules. Per timbre, una corona mural de poble.
English blazon wanted

Origin/meaning

The arms were officially granted on December 1, 1992.

Canting arms: they show a valley ("vall" in Catalan) and a bonfire, because the second part of the name reminds in Catalan "fogó", derived from "foc", fire; despite of this popular etymology, the name Vallfogona comes from Latin "valle fecunda", or fecund valley.


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