Olost

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OLOST

Region : Catalonia
Province : Barcelona

Official blazon
Catalan	Escut caironat semipartit i truncat: 1r. de gules, una església de 2 campanars d'argent; 2n. d'argent, un lleó de gules coronat a l'antiga d'or. lampassat de gules i armat de sable; i al 3r, d'or, 4 pals de gules. Per timbre una corona mural de poble.
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Origin/meaning

The arms have been officially granted on 22th September 1983.

The arms of Olost show different elements of the village's history: the parish church of Santa Maria (dating back to the 10^th century), the lion Gules on Argent taken from the arms of the Peguera family (lords of the local castle since 1230) and the royal arms of Catalonia-Aragon (four pales Gules on Or), that symbolize the jurisdiction of the counts-kings.