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LA TORRE DE CABDELLA

Region : Catalonia
Province : Lleida

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Official blazon

Escut caironat: d'argent, una vall de sable acompanyada d'una torre d'atzur oberta. Per timbre, una corona mural de poble.

Origin/meaning

These arms have been officially granted on 22nd January 1991.

Canting arms: they show a tower ("torre" in Catalan). This Pyrenean village is placed in the Vall Fosca, that literally means "dark valley": this is represented in the arms by a valley Sable.

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