Vilanova de Bellpuig

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VILANOVA DE BELLPUIG

Region : Catalonia
Province : Lleida

Official blazon

Origin/meaning

These arms have been officially granted on 25th September 1989.

The dantelly Or and Sable are the arms of the Anglesolas, barons of Bellpuig, because the village belonged to this barony. The Anglesolas decided to repopulate their territory, after the conquest of Lleida to the Muslims in 1149, and created this village, that attracted most people from Bellpuig; actually, the name Vilanova in Catalan means "new town of Bellpuig". The fleur-de-lis is an allusion to Our Lady of the Lily (Mare de Déu del Lliri), that has a special veneration in the village.