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'''CASSÀ DE LA SELVA ''' | '''CASSÀ DE LA SELVA ''' | ||
Region : [[Catalonia]]<br> | Region: [[Catalonia]]<br> | ||
Province : [[Girona (province)|Girona]] | Province: [[Girona (province)|Girona]] | ||
[[File:cassaselva.jpg|center|Escudo de {{PAGENAME}}/Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] | [[File:cassaselva.jpg|center|Escudo de {{PAGENAME}}/Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] | ||
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The arms are canting: a hound running between two trees alludes to the name of the town. Cassà sounds like "caçar" (Catalan for "hunting"), and the "selva" (forest) is symbolized here by the trees. At the base there are the royal arms of Catalonia-Aragon (four gules pales on gold), remembering the concession of privileges by the king Joan II in 1456, among them two annual fairs and one weekly market. | The arms are canting: a hound running between two trees alludes to the name of the town. Cassà sounds like "caçar" (Catalan for "hunting"), and the "selva" (forest) is symbolized here by the trees. At the base there are the royal arms of Catalonia-Aragon (four gules pales on gold), remembering the concession of privileges by the king Joan II in 1456, among them two annual fairs and one weekly market. | ||
{{media}} | {{media}}'''[[Literature]]''': Image taken from Wikipedia; background from Enric Fontvila, Barcelona. | ||
'''[[Literature]]''': Image taken from Wikipedia; background from Enric Fontvila, Barcelona. | |||
[[Category:Spanish Municipalities C|Cassa de la Selva]] | [[Category:Spanish Municipalities C|Cassa de la Selva]] | ||
Latest revision as of 10:34, 29 July 2024
CASSÀ DE LA SELVA
Region: Catalonia
Province: Girona
| Catalan | Escut caironat: d'argent, un gos corrent de sable entre 2 alzines de sinople; el peu d'or, 4 pals de gules. Per timbre una corona mural de vila. |
| English | blazon wanted |
Origin/meaning
The arms were granted on October 15, 1990.
The arms are canting: a hound running between two trees alludes to the name of the town. Cassà sounds like "caçar" (Catalan for "hunting"), and the "selva" (forest) is symbolized here by the trees. At the base there are the royal arms of Catalonia-Aragon (four gules pales on gold), remembering the concession of privileges by the king Joan II in 1456, among them two annual fairs and one weekly market.
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Index of the siteLiterature: Image taken from Wikipedia; background from Enric Fontvila, Barcelona.