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'''BANYOLES '''
'''BANYOLES '''


Region : [[Catalonia]]<br>
Region: [[Catalonia]]<br>
Province : [[Girona (province)|Girona]]
Province: [[Girona (province)|Girona]]


[[File:Banyoles.jpg|center]]
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====Official blazon====
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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.
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|'''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.
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====Origin/meaning====
===Origin/meaning===
The arms were granted on June 16 1983.
The arms were granted on June 16 1983.


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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]]''':
 
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[[Literature]] : Image taken from Wikipedia; background from Enric Fontvila, Barcelona.
{{media}} Image taken from Wikipedia; background from Enric Fontvila, Barcelona.


[[Category:Spanish Municipalities B]]
[[Category:Spanish Municipalities B]]

Latest revision as of 09:50, 22 July 2024

BANYOLES

Region: Catalonia
Province: Girona

Escudo de Banyoles/Arms (crest) of Banyoles
Official blazon
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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