Senterada

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SENTERADA

Region : Catalonia
Province : Lleida

Official blazon

Escut caironat: d'or, un moltó de gules dret encollarat, clarinat i ungulat d'atzur, acompanyat de 2 rodelles de gules carregades de 3 palles d'or posades en banda, una a cada costat. Per timbre una corona mural de poble.

Origin/meaning

These arms have been officially granted on 13th October 1988.

Senterada is a Pyrenean village that belonged to the barony of Bellera, in the county of Pallars. The ram Gules on Or are the arms of the barons of Bellera, and the two torteaus at each side contain the canting arms of the counts of Pallars: three "palles" (Catalan for "straws") Or on Gules.

Literature : Image taken from http://escuts.wikispaces.com; background from Enric Fontvila, Barcelona.