Acri
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Heraldry of the World Civic heraldry of Italy - Stemmi di comuni e province d'Italia |
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ACRI
Region : Calabria
Province : Cosenza
Official blazon
D'azzurro, a tre monti al naturale, uscenti dalla punta, sormontati da tre stelle (6) d'argento poste in fascia.
Origin/meaning
The arms were officially granted on September 3, 1952.
Montes fertiles are the three hills on which ancient town of Acri, in Calabria (Southern Italy) was built. Letter V.A. mean "Vniversitatis Acrae", i.e. the Community of Acri. The word Vniversitatis (University) is the administrative name of ancient townships.
 The arms in the Brioschi albums 1930s |
Literature : Anonymous : 500 Stemmi di comuni Italiani. Milano, 1940; background provided by Sergio Sanna, Italy.