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'''FIGUERES''' | '''FIGUERES''' | ||
Region : [[Catalonia]]<br> | Region: [[Catalonia]]<br> | ||
Province : [[Girona (province)|Girona]] | Province: [[Girona (province)|Girona]] | ||
[[File: | [[File:figueres.jpg|center|Escudo de {{PAGENAME}}/Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] | ||
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===Origin/meaning=== | |||
Canting arms: they show, duplicated, a fig-tree leave (in fact, Catalan "figueres" means literally "fig-trees") and the royal arms of Catalonia-Aragon (four red pales in gold). Figueres was given its chart from the king Jaume I, and became a royal town (1267). In 1875 it was conceded the title of city. | Canting arms: they show, duplicated, a fig-tree leave (in fact, Catalan "figueres" means literally "fig-trees") and the royal arms of Catalonia-Aragon (four red pales in gold). Figueres was given its chart from the king Jaume I, and became a royal town (1267). In 1875 it was conceded the title of city. | ||
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|align="center"|[[File:Marignane2.jpg|center|Escudo de {{PAGENAME}}/Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>Postal cancellation (with [[Wolfsburg]] and [[Marignane]]) | |||
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[[Civic Heraldry Literature - Spain|'''Literature''']]: Image taken from Wikipedia; background from Enric Fontvila, Barcelona. | |||
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{{media}} | {{media}} | ||
[[Category:Spanish Municipalities F]] | [[Category:Spanish Municipalities F]] | ||
[[Category:Catalonia]] | [[Category:Catalonia]] | ||
[[Category:Girona]] | [[Category:Girona]] | ||
Latest revision as of 11:22, 11 August 2024
FIGUERES
Region: Catalonia
Province: Girona
| Spanish | blazon wanted |
| English | blazon wanted |
Origin/meaning
Canting arms: they show, duplicated, a fig-tree leave (in fact, Catalan "figueres" means literally "fig-trees") and the royal arms of Catalonia-Aragon (four red pales in gold). Figueres was given its chart from the king Jaume I, and became a royal town (1267). In 1875 it was conceded the title of city.
 Postal cancellation (with Wolfsburg and Marignane) |
Literature: Image taken from Wikipedia; background from Enric Fontvila, Barcelona.
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