Quarto d'Altino

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QUARTO D'ALTINO

Region : Veneto
Province : Venezia

Official blazon

Trinciato ad una strada acciottolata al naturale sulla partizione; il primo di rosso ad una pastorale d’argento in palo; il secondo di azzurro ad un fabbricato sinistrato da una ciminiera fumante; il tutto d’oro. Ornamenti esteriori da Comune.

Origin/meaning

The arms were officially granted on

The bend symbolises the old Roman road through the town. The crosier represents the monastery and old Roman village of Altinium, which was destroyed by the Huns. The base shows a factory as a symbol of the local industry.