Sils

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SILS

Region : Catalonia
Province : Girona

Escudo de Sils/Arms (crest) of Sils
Official blazon
Catalan Escut caironat truncat: 1r. d'atzur, un estany d'argent i de sinople; 2n. d'or, una cabra de sable i la bordura de 8 peces de sable. Per timbre una corona mural de poble.
English blazon wanted

Origin/meaning

These arms have been officially granted on 25th March 1994.

The arms show the former pond of Sils, drained off in mid 19th century, and the canting arms of Cabrera (with the goat, "cabra" in Catalan), because the village belonged to Riudarenes council, in the viscounty of Cabrera.


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Literature : Image taken from Wikipedia; background from Enric Fontvila, Barcelona.