Olius (Lleida)

OLIUS

Official blazon
Catalan	Escut caironat: de gules, un castell escacat d'or i de sable obert acompanyat de 2 muntants d'argent sobremuntats d'una flor de lis d'argent. L'escut acoblat d'un bàcul de bisbe d'or posat en pal i timbrat d'una corona de marquès.
English	blazon wanted

Origin/meaning

The arms have been officially granted on 26th April 1989.

The arms show the ancient castle of Olius (10^th century), that at the beginning was the residence of the counts of Urgell (the castle contains the arms of the county: chequy Sable and Or). In 1182, the count Ermengol I gave the local castle to the monastery of Santa Maria de Solsona (symbolized here by the crescents and fleurs-de-lis). The marquis crown and the staff allude to the former jurisdiction of the bishops of Solsona, marquises of Olius.