Balsareny

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BALSARENY

Region : Catalonia
Province : Barcelona

Official blazon

Escut caironat: d'argent, un riu d'atzur en forma de cinta ondada sostenint un mont de sable somat d'un castell obert de sinople, i acompanyat d'un lleó de gules coronat a l'antiga d'or i armat de sable a cada costat. Per timbre una corona de baró. |- |English | No blazon/translation known. Please click here to send your (heraldic !) blazon or translation |}

Origin/meaning

The arms were granted on April 21, 1983.

The arms show the castle of Balsareny, on a hill near the river Llobregat. The village was the centre of a barony (note the baron crown at the top), that was bought in 1281 by Ramon de Peguera (the arms of the Peguera family, a crowned red lion on silver, appear here twice at both sides of the castle).