La Selva del Camp
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LA SELVA DEL CAMP
Region : Catalonia
Province : Tarragona
Official blazon
Escut caironat: d'or, un arbre de sinople somat d'una creu de santa Tecla de sable a la branca central i de 2 moixons afrontats reguardant d'atzur amb una branca de sinople al bec a les dels extrems. Per timbre una corona mural de vila.
Origin/meaning
The arms were officially granted on September 25, 1992.
The tree with the two birds is the traditional sign on the arms of the town, and it's an allusion to the name Selva, that in Catalan means "forest". The Tau cross, or St. Tecla cross, is an allusion to the archbishops of Tarragona, lords of the town (St. Tecla being the local patron saint of Tarragona). These
Literature : Image taken from Wikipedia;background from Enric Fontvila, Barcelona.