Poarta Albă

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POARTA ALBĂ

District/county (județ) : Constanța

Official blazon

Un scut triunghiular albastru cu marginile rotunjite. Scutul este încărcat cu o coloană formată din cruci de argint, flancată de 2 ciorchini de struguri de aur. În vârful scutului se află două brâuri undate de argint. Scutul este timbrat de o coroană murală de argint cu un turn crenelat.

Origin/meaning

The arms were granted on July 17, 2013.

The column of crosses refers to the monument for former political prisoners in the village, erected as a remembrance of the martyrdom suffered by anticommunist resistance heroes.

The grapes are a symbol for the local viticulture, the wavy bars the two channels of the Danube delta that run through the municipality.