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'''BANYOLES ''' | '''BANYOLES ''' | ||
Region : [[Catalonia]]<br> | Region: [[Catalonia]]<br> | ||
Province : [[Girona (province)|Girona]] | Province: [[Girona (province)|Girona]] | ||
[[File:Banyoles.jpg|center|Escudo de {{PAGENAME}}/Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] | [[File:Banyoles.jpg|center|Escudo de {{PAGENAME}}/Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] | ||
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so-called "Banyoles jaw", an ancient vestige of a pre-neanderthalian man, 90.000 years | so-called "Banyoles jaw", an ancient vestige of a pre-neanderthalian man, 90.000 years | ||
old. The arms show traditionally a letter B (the initial of the town's name) and the four | old. The arms show traditionally a letter B (the initial of the town's name) and the four | ||
gules pales on gold of the royal arms of Catalonia-Aragon. | gules pales on gold of the royal arms of Catalonia-Aragon. '''[[Literature]]''': | ||
'''[[Literature]]''': | |||
{{media}} Image taken from Wikipedia; background from Enric Fontvila, Barcelona. | {{media}} Image taken from Wikipedia; background from Enric Fontvila, Barcelona. | ||
Latest revision as of 09:50, 22 July 2024
BANYOLES
Region: Catalonia
Province: Girona
| Catalan | Escut caironat truncat: 1r. d'argent, una lletra B majúscula de sinople; 2n. d'or, 4 pals de gules. Per timbre, una corona mural de ciutat. |
| English | blazon wanted |
Origin/meaning
The arms were granted on June 16 1983.
The town of Banyoles, laying near a picturesque lake, is known too by the so-called "Banyoles jaw", an ancient vestige of a pre-neanderthalian man, 90.000 years old. The arms show traditionally a letter B (the initial of the town's name) and the four gules pales on gold of the royal arms of Catalonia-Aragon. Literature:
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