Santa Llogaia d'Àlguema

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SANTA LLOGAIA D'ÀLGUEMA

Region : Catalonia
Province : Girona

Escudo de Santa Llogaia d'Àlguema/Arms (crest) of Santa Llogaia d'Àlguema
Official blazon
Catalan Escut caironat: d'or, una creu abscissa patent concavada de gules angulada de 4 raigs rectilinis d'atzur; el peu d'or, 4 pals de gules. Per timbre una corona mural de poble.
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Origin/meaning

These arms have been officially granted on 12th January 1984.

The cross anglé is a the traditional sign on the arms of the village, possibly related to St. Leocadia, the local patron saint. The arms of Catalonia-Aragon (four pales Gules on Or) remind the royal jurisdiction over the village through Figueres council, where the village depended on.


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Literature : Image taken from Wikipedia; background from Enric Fontvila, Barcelona.