Porqueres
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PORQUERES
Region : Catalonia
Province : Girona
Official blazon
Escut caironat: faixat d'argent i de gules de 6 peces; ressaltant sobre el tot un castell de sinople obert somat d'un bàcul d'abat d'atzur posat en pal. Per timbre una corona mural de poble.
Origin/meaning
These arms have been officially granted on 14th July 1983.
The local castle (shown in the arms) belonged originally to the family Porqueres - Santa Pau, whose arms are shown too: barry Argent and Gules. It was sold to the monastery of Banyoles in 1251, symbolized here by an abbot staff above the castle.
Literature : Image taken from Wikipedia; background from Enric Fontvila, Barcelona.