Predappio

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PREDAPPIO

Region : Emilia-Romagna
Province : Forlì-Cesena

Official blazon

Partito semitroncato: nel 1º di argento, al grappolo d'uva; nel 2º d'azzurro, al castello al naturale, merlato alla ghibellina, torricellato di tre pezzi, murato, aperto e finestrato di nero, terrazzato di verde; nel 3º d'azzurro, alla torre al naturale, merlata alla ghibellina, aperto e murata di nero, terrazzata di verde. Ornamenti esteriori di città. |- |English | No blazon/translation known. Please click here to send your (heraldic !) blazon or translation |}

Origin/meaning

The arms were officially granted on June 25, 1953.

The left half of the arms shows two castles, the Rocca of Predappio (now Rocca of predappio Alta) and the Rocca d'Elmici castles. The right half now shows a bunch of grapes instead. The area is well known for its wine, hence the grapes are an appropriate symbol.

In the 1930s the grapes were replaced by the fascist symbol, see below.