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''' VILALBA DELS ARCS''' | ''' VILALBA DELS ARCS''' | ||
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Province : [[Tarragona (province)|Tarragona]] | Province : [[Tarragona (province)|Tarragona]] | ||
[[File:vilalbaa.jpg|center|Escudo de {{PAGENAME}}]] | [[File:vilalbaa.jpg|center|Escudo de {{PAGENAME}}/Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] | ||
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Escut caironat: d'atzur, una muralla de 2 torres oberta d'argent acompanyada al cap d'una estrella de 8 puntes d'argent i sostinguda sobre un peu de gules amb una creu plena d'argent. Per timbre una corona mural de vila. | |+Official blazon | ||
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| Escut caironat: d'atzur, una muralla de 2 torres oberta d'argent acompanyada al cap d'una estrella de 8 puntes d'argent i sostinguda sobre un peu de gules amb una creu plena d'argent. Per timbre una corona mural de vila. | |||
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Vilalba (that in Catalan means "white town") was given its chart by the Templars of Miravet in 1224. Since 1359 the town belonged to the Hospitaller knights of Ascó, and at the end of the 15<sup>th</sup> century it became the centre of an own Hospitaller command. The arms show a towered wall with an open door that symbolizes the town, surmounted by a star Argent (a reference to the name of the town). The base shows the cross of the Templars and Hospitallers. | Vilalba (that in Catalan means "white town") was given its chart by the Templars of Miravet in 1224. Since 1359 the town belonged to the Hospitaller knights of Ascó, and at the end of the 15<sup>th</sup> century it became the centre of an own Hospitaller command. The arms show a towered wall with an open door that symbolizes the town, surmounted by a star Argent (a reference to the name of the town). The base shows the cross of the Templars and Hospitallers. | ||
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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. | ||
[[Category:Spanish Municipalities V]] | [[Category:Spanish Municipalities V]] | ||
Latest revision as of 10:43, 1 September 2023
VILALBA DELS ARCS
Region : Catalonia
Province : Tarragona
| Catalan | Escut caironat: d'atzur, una muralla de 2 torres oberta d'argent acompanyada al cap d'una estrella de 8 puntes d'argent i sostinguda sobre un peu de gules amb una creu plena d'argent. Per timbre una corona mural de vila. |
| English | blazon wanted |
Origin/meaning
The arms were officially granted on January 31, 1997.
Vilalba (that in Catalan means "white town") was given its chart by the Templars of Miravet in 1224. Since 1359 the town belonged to the Hospitaller knights of Ascó, and at the end of the 15th century it became the centre of an own Hospitaller command. The arms show a towered wall with an open door that symbolizes the town, surmounted by a star Argent (a reference to the name of the town). The base shows the cross of the Templars and Hospitallers.
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Literature : Image taken from Wikipedia;background from Enric Fontvila, Barcelona.