Cardedeu

Heraldry of the World Civic heraldry of Spain - Heraldica Española

CARDEDEU

Region : Catalonia
Province : Barcelona

Official blazon

Escut caironat: d'or, 4 pals de gules; al cap una gaia d'atzur amb un card d'or. Per timbre una corona mural de vila.

Origin/meaning

The arms were granted on April 4, 2001.

The arms are canting: they show a "card" (Catalan for "thistle"), and the royal arms of Catalonia-Aragon (four red pales on gold) because the king Jaume I conceded in 1272 the charter and several privileges to the town (e.g. the permission to have fairs and markets, the highroad from Barcelona to Girona passing through the town, etc.).

Literature : Image taken from http://escuts.wikispaces.com