L'Aldea
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L'ALDEA
Official blazon
Escut caironat: de gules, un riu en forma de faixa ondada abaixada d'atzur ribetada d'argent acompanyada al cap d'una torre oberta d'argent acostada de 2 espigues d'arròs d'argent; la bordura d'argent carregada de 5 carxofes de sinople posades 2.2.1. Per timbre una corona mural de poble.
Origin/meaning
The arms were granted on March 21, 1985.
The arms show the watchtower built by the Bell-lloc family, the first landlords of the village. The two rice spikes refer to the ricefields near the river Ebro (also symbolized here by a wavy bar): L'Aldea is situated at the beginning of the delta of this big river. The artichokes (all around the arms) are the main crop of the village.
Literature : Image taken from Wikipedia; background from Enric Fontvila, Barcelona.