Cetatea de Baltă

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CETATEA DE BALTĂ

District/county (județ) : Alba

Official blazon

Un scut triunghiular cu marginile rotunjite, tăiat. În partea superioară, în câmp roșu, se află un cap de bour, flancat dreapta-stânga de soare și de lună, iar între coarnele acestuia se află o stea cu cinci colțuri. În vârful scutului, în câmp albastru, se află o cetate de argint cu trei turnuri. Scutul este trimbrat de o coroană murală de argint cu un turn crenelat.

Origin/meaning

The arms were officially granted on March 18, 2009.

The ox's head, the moon, the sun and the star attest that the locality was the domain of Stephen the Great, the ruler of Moldova, being offered as a gift, at that time, by Matei Corvin, the king of Hungary.

The fortress gives the name of the town and symbolizes the presence of the noble castle located here since the seventeenth century.

The mural crown with a crenellated tower means that the locality has the rank of commune.