Breda (Girona)

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BREDA

Region : Catalonia
Province : Girona

Official blazon

Escut caironat truncat: 1r. de gules, un monestir obert d'or; 2n. d'or, una cabra de sable i la bordura de peces de sable. Per timbre una corona mural de vila.

Origin/meaning

The arms were granted on November 7, 1994.

The arms show the monastery of Sant Salvador, a magnificent treasure of Romanesque art, with its Lombard towers (from the 11^th century). Below there are the arms of the viscounts of Cabrera, the landlords of the town; these arms are canting: they are derived from "cabra", Catalan for "goat".