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'''ALIÓ''' | '''ALIÓ''' | ||
Region : [[Catalonia]]<br> | Region: [[Catalonia]]<br> | ||
Province : [[Tarragona (province)|Tarragona]] | Province: [[Tarragona (province)|Tarragona]] | ||
[[File:alio.jpg|center|Escudo de {{PAGENAME}}]] | [[File:alio.jpg|center|Escudo de {{PAGENAME}}/Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] | ||
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The arms were granted on December 27, 2000. | The arms were granted on December 27, 2000. | ||
The arms are canting: the "ala" (Catalan for "wing") reminds the name of the village. They show too a Tau cross (or cross of Santa Tecla), because Alió belonged to the archbishops of Tarragona (St. Tecla being the patron saint of Tarragona, the nearby regional centre). | The arms are canting: the "ala" (Catalan for "wing") reminds the name of the village. They show too a Tau cross (or cross of Santa Tecla), because Alió belonged to the archbishops of Tarragona (St. Tecla being the patron saint of Tarragona, the nearby regional centre). '''[[Literature]]''': | ||
{{media}} Image taken from Wikipedia; background from Enric Fontvila, Barcelona. | |||
[[Category:Spanish Municipalities A|Alio]] | [[Category:Spanish Municipalities A|Alio]] | ||
Latest revision as of 13:08, 21 July 2024
ALIÓ
Region: Catalonia
Province: Tarragona
| Catalan | Escut caironat partit: al 1r., d’argent, un mig vol d’atzur; i al 2n., d’or, una creu de Santa Tecla de sable. Per timbre, una corona mural de poble. |
| English | blazon wanted |
Origin/meaning
The arms were granted on December 27, 2000.
The arms are canting: the "ala" (Catalan for "wing") reminds the name of the village. They show too a Tau cross (or cross of Santa Tecla), because Alió belonged to the archbishops of Tarragona (St. Tecla being the patron saint of Tarragona, the nearby regional centre). Literature:
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