Monistrol de Montserrat

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MONISTROL DE MONTSERRAT

Region : Catalonia
Province : Barcelona

Escudo de Monistrol de Montserrat/Arms (crest) of Monistrol de Montserrat
Official blazon
Catalan Escut caironat: de gules, un mont de 7 penyes d'or movent de la punta carregat d'un món d'atzur creuat de sable i cintrat d'argent, somat d'una serra d'or i sobremuntat de 3 estrelles de 6 puntes d'argent malordenades. Per timbre una corona mural de vila.
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Origin/meaning

Canting arms: they show a "món" (a mound royal in Catalan) and a "mont serrat" (literally "sawed mount"); the stars are a traditional sign of the arms. The history and life of the town has been ever linked to the monastery of Montserrat, the holy mountain of the Catalans, that stands in this municipality; the abbots of Montserrat have been the lords of Monistrol since 1363.


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