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Province : [[Girona (province)|Girona]] | Province : [[Girona (province)|Girona]] | ||
[[File:caldesm.jpg|center|Escudo de {{PAGENAME}}]] | [[File:caldesm.jpg|center|Escudo de {{PAGENAME}}/Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] | ||
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Escut caironat: de gules, una dona d'argent banyant-se dins una tina d'or, acostada de 2 calderes d'argent. Per timbre una corona mural de vila. | |+Official blazon | ||
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| Escut caironat: de gules, una dona d'argent banyant-se dins una tina d'or, acostada de 2 calderes d'argent. Per timbre una corona mural de vila. | |||
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The arms were granted on November 6, 1986. | The arms were granted on November 6, 1986. | ||
These arms are canting, and refer to the thermalism in the town; actually, there are several thermal springs and spas in Caldes de Malavella, and even some well-preserved roman baths. The arms show two "calderes" (Catalan for "boiling-pots, cauldrons") and a nude woman rising from a bath-tube. Traditionally, in the arms there was an ugly old woman (literal translation of "mala vella"), but nowadays the official arms show curiously the opposite, a pretty young woman. | These arms are canting, and refer to the thermalism in the town; actually, there are several thermal springs and spas in Caldes de Malavella, and even some well-preserved roman baths. The arms show two "calderes" (Catalan for "boiling-pots, cauldrons") and a nude woman rising from a bath-tube. Traditionally, in the arms there was an ugly old woman (literal translation of "mala vella"), but nowadays the official arms show curiously the opposite, a pretty young woman. | ||
{{media}} | {{media}}'''[[Literature]]''': Image taken from Wikipedia; background from Enric Fontvila, Barcelona. | ||
[[Literature]] : Image taken from Wikipedia; background from Enric Fontvila, Barcelona. | |||
[[Category:Spanish Municipalities C]] | [[Category:Spanish Municipalities C]] |
Latest revision as of 14:27, 30 January 2024
CALDES DE MALAVELLA
Region : Catalonia
Province : Girona
Catalan | Escut caironat: de gules, una dona d'argent banyant-se dins una tina d'or, acostada de 2 calderes d'argent. Per timbre una corona mural de vila. |
English | blazon wanted |
Origin/meaning
The arms were granted on November 6, 1986.
These arms are canting, and refer to the thermalism in the town; actually, there are several thermal springs and spas in Caldes de Malavella, and even some well-preserved roman baths. The arms show two "calderes" (Catalan for "boiling-pots, cauldrons") and a nude woman rising from a bath-tube. Traditionally, in the arms there was an ugly old woman (literal translation of "mala vella"), but nowadays the official arms show curiously the opposite, a pretty young woman.
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