Santa Bàrbara

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SANTA BÀRBARA

Region : Catalonia
Province : Tarragona

Escudo de Santa Bàrbara/Arms (crest) of Santa Bàrbara
Official blazon
Catalan Escut caironat: de gules, una torre d'argent oberta sobremuntada d'un copó d'argent. Per timbre una corona mural de vila.
English blazon wanted

Origin/meaning

The arms were officially granted on March 31, 1994.

The tower and the chalice are the attributes of St. Barbara, the local patron saint. The tower reminds also that the town had belonged to Tortosa council until the 18th century (the arms of Tortosa show a tower Argent on Gules).


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