Siena: Difference between revisions
Knorrepoes (talk | contribs) m (Text replacement - "====Official blazon====" to "===Official blazon===") |
Knorrepoes (talk | contribs) m (Text replacement - "'''Literature'''" to "'''Literature''': ") |
||
| (16 intermediate revisions by the same user not shown) | |||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
{ | {| class="wikitable" | ||
''' {{uc:{{PAGENAME}}}} ''' | |- style="vertical-align:top;" | ||
|[[File:{{PAGENAME}}.jpg|center|350 px|alt=Stemma di {{PAGENAME}}/Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] | |||
| | |||
<center>''' {{uc:{{PAGENAME}}}} '''</center><br> | |||
'''Country''' : | |||
* Italy [[File:italy.jpg|60 px|right]]<br><br><br> | |||
'''Region''' : | |||
* [[Toscana]][[File:Toscana.regit.jpg|60 px|right]]<br><br><br><br> | |||
'''Province''' : | |||
* [[Siena (province)|Siena]][[File:Siena.prov.jpg|60 px|right]]<br><br><br> | |||
'''Additions''': | |||
* 1904 [[Masse di Siena]] | |||
** 1869 [[Masse del Terzo di Città]] | |||
** 1869 [[Masse del Terzo di San Martino]] | |||
{{#display_map:43.3123,11.3349|width=250|height=250|zoom=7}} | |||
|} | |||
{| class="wikitable" | |||
|+Official blazon | |||
|- | |||
Troncato d’argento e di nero. | |'''Italian''' | ||
| Troncato d’argento e di nero. | |||
|- | |||
|'''English''' | |||
| blazon wanted | |||
|} | |||
===Origin/meaning=== | ===Origin/meaning=== | ||
| Line 17: | Line 35: | ||
The arms are also called the "balzana" and it has a legendary origin. The legends tells that Siena was founded by the two sons of Remo (one of the brothers who were nursed by the capitoline she-wolf) who had escaped from Rome riding two horses. One of them was white and the other black and for this reason the "balzana" has these colours. Also the name of the city is connected with this legend. In fact Senio was the name of one of the Remo's sons. | The arms are also called the "balzana" and it has a legendary origin. The legends tells that Siena was founded by the two sons of Remo (one of the brothers who were nursed by the capitoline she-wolf) who had escaped from Rome riding two horses. One of them was white and the other black and for this reason the "balzana" has these colours. Also the name of the city is connected with this legend. In fact Senio was the name of one of the Remo's sons. | ||
===Image gallery=== | |||
| | <gallery widths=250px heights=200px perrow=0> | ||
| | File:Siena1500.jpg|alt=Stemma di Siena/Arms (crest) of Siena|The arms around 1500 | ||
File:siena1.jpg|alt=Stemma di Siena/Arms (crest) of Siena|The arms around 1550 | |||
File:Siena16.jpg|alt=Stemma di Siena/Arms (crest) of Siena|The arms in a [[:Category:Windhag city arms|16th century manuscript]] | |||
File:Siena17.jpg|alt=Stemma di Siena/Arms (crest) of Siena|The arms in a 17th century manuscript | |||
File:Siena.bri.jpg|alt=Stemma di Siena/Arms (crest) of Siena|The arms in the [[Brioschi|Brioschi albums]] 1930s | |||
File:Siena.fassi.jpg|alt=Stemma di Siena/Arms (crest) of Siena|The arms on a [[Fassi series|Fassi]] trade card | |||
File:2181.aba.jpg|alt=Stemma di Siena/Arms (crest) of Siena|The arms in the [[Abadie]] albums | |||
</gallery> | |||
| | [[Civic Heraldry Literature - Italy|'''Literature''']]: : Image from http://www.araldicacivica.it | ||
{{it}} | |||
{{media}} | {{media}} | ||
[[Category:Italian Municipalities S]] | [[Category:Italian Municipalities S]] | ||
Latest revision as of 07:41, 2 September 2023
 |
Country :
Region : Province : Additions:
|
| Italian | Troncato d’argento e di nero. |
| English | blazon wanted |
Origin/meaning
The arms were officially granted on November 21, 1934.
Siena was founded by Emperor Augustus around 10 AD. The origin of the arms are not known, but date back to the 14th century. The following legend refers to the arms :
The arms are also called the "balzana" and it has a legendary origin. The legends tells that Siena was founded by the two sons of Remo (one of the brothers who were nursed by the capitoline she-wolf) who had escaped from Rome riding two horses. One of them was white and the other black and for this reason the "balzana" has these colours. Also the name of the city is connected with this legend. In fact Senio was the name of one of the Remo's sons.
Image gallery
The arms around 1500
The arms around 1550
The arms in a 16th century manuscript
The arms in a 17th century manuscript
The arms in the Brioschi albums 1930s
The arms on a Fassi trade card
The arms in the Abadie albums
Literature: : Image from http://www.araldicacivica.it
Italy heraldry portal
This page is part of the  |
 |
|
Civic heraldry:
|
Other heraldry: |
Contact and Support
Partners:
Your logo here ?
Contact us
© since 1995, Heraldry of the World, Ralf Hartemink 
Index of the site