Xerta
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XERTA
Region : Catalonia
Province : Tarragona
Official blazon
Escut caironat: d'argent, un taronger arrencat de sinople fruitat d'ataronjat. Per timbre, una corona mural de vila.
Origin/meaning
The arms were officially granted on March 15, 1984.
The arms show a fruited orange tree, the most outstanding resource of the town. The fields of Xerta, irrigated by the river Ebro, produce vegetables, forage and fruits, among them peaches, apricots, apples, pears and, especially, oranges, besides other citrus fruits as tangerines and lemons.
Literature : Image taken from Wikipedia;background from Enric Fontvila, Barcelona.