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The fishing boat on the sea is a traditional element on the arms of the town, and is an allusion to the port, now an important tourist resort in northern Costa Brava. The cross above symbolizes the impressing Romanesque monastery of Sant Pere de Rodes, that stands on the rocky spurs of Cap de Creus, in this municipality.  
The fishing boat on the sea is a traditional element on the arms of the town, and is an allusion to the port, now an important tourist resort in northern Costa Brava. The cross above symbolizes the impressing Romanesque monastery of Sant Pere de Rodes, that stands on the rocky spurs of Cap de Creus, in this municipality.  
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[[Literature]] : Image taken from Wikipedia; background from Enric Fontvila, Barcelona.
[[Literature]] : Image taken from Wikipedia; background from Enric Fontvila, Barcelona.

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EL PORT DE LA SELVA

Region : Catalonia
Province : Girona

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Official blazon

Escut caironat: d'argent, una barca de sable flotant sobre un peu ondat d'atzur, sobremuntada d'una creu patriarcal patent de sable. Per timbre una corona mural de vila.

Origin/meaning

These arms have been officially granted on 25th November 1991.

The fishing boat on the sea is a traditional element on the arms of the town, and is an allusion to the port, now an important tourist resort in northern Costa Brava. The cross above symbolizes the impressing Romanesque monastery of Sant Pere de Rodes, that stands on the rocky spurs of Cap de Creus, in this municipality.


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