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The coat of arms dates back to 1259 when Bassano became independent from the "Signoria" (i. e. domination) of the Da Romano family. No arms are known before that date. The meaning of the tower and lions is not known. It has been stated that the tower represents the reconquered liberty and the two lions represent the citizens who had promised to defend it. Another theory is that the tower is the 41 meter high local tower, that still exists today. The two lions then represented the citeis of Vicenza and Padova fighting for the possession of the Bassano territory. | The coat of arms dates back to 1259 when Bassano became independent from the "Signoria" (i. e. domination) of the Da Romano family. No arms are known before that date. The meaning of the tower and lions is not known. It has been stated that the tower represents the reconquered liberty and the two lions represent the citizens who had promised to defend it. Another theory is that the tower is the 41 meter high local tower, that still exists today. The two lions then represented the citeis of Vicenza and Padova fighting for the possession of the Bassano territory. | ||
===Image gallery=== | |||
<gallery widths=250px heights=200px perrow=0> | <gallery widths=250px heights=200px perrow=0> | ||
File:bassano1500.jpg|alt=Stemma di Bassano del Grappa/Arms of Bassano del Grappa|The arms around 1500 | File:bassano1500.jpg|alt=Stemma di Bassano del Grappa/Arms (crest) of Bassano del Grappa|The arms around 1500 | ||
File:Bassano del Grappa1550.jpg|alt=Stemma di Bassano del Grappa/Arms of Bassano del Grappa|The arms around 1550 | File:Bassano del Grappa1550.jpg|alt=Stemma di Bassano del Grappa/Arms (crest) of Bassano del Grappa|The arms around 1550 | ||
File:bassano.jpg|alt=Stemma di Bassano del Grappa/Arms of Bassano del Grappa|The arms in Stemmi delle principali città d'Italia. Milano (pre 1940) | File:bassano.jpg|alt=Stemma di Bassano del Grappa/Arms (crest) of Bassano del Grappa|The arms in Stemmi delle principali città d'Italia. Milano (pre 1940) | ||
File:Bassano del Grappag.jpg|alt=Stemma di Bassano del Grappa/Arms of Bassano del Grappa|he arms in the city ([http://www.gevelstenen.net/kerninventarisatie/images/Bassano/k6012231.jpg source]) | File:Bassano del Grappag.jpg|alt=Stemma di Bassano del Grappa/Arms (crest) of Bassano del Grappa|he arms in the city ([http://www.gevelstenen.net/kerninventarisatie/images/Bassano/k6012231.jpg source]) | ||
File:Bassano del Grappag1.jpg|alt=Stemma di Bassano del Grappa/Arms of Bassano del Grappa|The arms in the city ([http://www.gevelstenen.net/kerninventarisatie/images/Bassano/k6012268.jpg source]) | File:Bassano del Grappag1.jpg|alt=Stemma di Bassano del Grappa/Arms (crest) of Bassano del Grappa|The arms in the city ([http://www.gevelstenen.net/kerninventarisatie/images/Bassano/k6012268.jpg source]) | ||
File:Bassano del Grappap.jpg|alt=Stemma di Bassano del Grappa/Arms of Bassano del Grappa|Postal cancellation | File:Bassano del Grappap.jpg|alt=Stemma di Bassano del Grappa/Arms (crest) of Bassano del Grappa|Postal cancellation | ||
File:Bassano del Grappac.jpg|alt=Stemma di Bassano del Grappa/Arms of Bassano del Grappa|The arms on a municipal cover | File:Bassano del Grappac.jpg|alt=Stemma di Bassano del Grappa/Arms (crest) of Bassano del Grappa|The arms on a municipal cover | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
''' | [[Civic Heraldry Literature - Italy|'''Literature''']]: : Anonymous : 500 Stemmi di comuni Italiani. Milano, 1940; Gian Luigi Azzalini | ||
{{media}} | {{media}} | ||
Latest revision as of 14:27, 30 October 2023
BASSANO DEL GRAPPA
Region: Veneto
Province : Vicenza
| Italian | D'oro, alla torre quadra, all'antica, merlata alla ghibellina fondata sopra una base di tre gradini, sostenuta da due leoni affrontati, il tutto di rosso. Lo scudo sarà fregiato di corona a cinque fioroni visibili, o di città. |
| English | blazon wanted |
Origin/meaning
The arms were granted on April 21, 1907.
The coat of arms dates back to 1259 when Bassano became independent from the "Signoria" (i. e. domination) of the Da Romano family. No arms are known before that date. The meaning of the tower and lions is not known. It has been stated that the tower represents the reconquered liberty and the two lions represent the citizens who had promised to defend it. Another theory is that the tower is the 41 meter high local tower, that still exists today. The two lions then represented the citeis of Vicenza and Padova fighting for the possession of the Bassano territory.
Image gallery
The arms around 1500
The arms around 1550
The arms in Stemmi delle principali città d'Italia. Milano (pre 1940)
he arms in the city (source)
The arms in the city (source)
Postal cancellation
The arms on a municipal cover
Literature: : Anonymous : 500 Stemmi di comuni Italiani. Milano, 1940; Gian Luigi Azzalini
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