Collsuspina
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COLLSUSPINA
Region : Catalonia
Province : Barcelona
Official blazon
Escut caironat: de sinople, un coll d'or movent de la punta sobremuntat d'una mata d'espina d'argent. Per timbre una corona mural de poble.
Origin/meaning
The arms were granted on May 26, 1988.
Canting arms: they show a "coll" (Catalan for "mountain pass") and, above, a "espina" (hawthorn). In fact, the village developed along the ancient road from Vic to Manresa near the Coll de l'Espina (literally "Hawthorn Pass").
Literature : Image taken from http://escuts.wikispaces.com; background from Enric Fontvila, Barcelona.