Zierbena

Heraldry of the World Civic heraldry of Spain - Heraldica Española

ZIERBENA - CIÉRVANA

Region : País Vasco
Province : Vizcaya/Bizkaia

Official blazon

En campo de azur, una montaña de un pico, moviente de la punta y a cada flanco un valle, todo ello de sinople, superado de un remo y un kako pasados en aspa y resaltados de un galipo, todo de su color.

Origin/meaning

The arms show the surrounding of the municipality, with it's two valleys and the small mountains and the sea at the background.
The basket is for the fish, as there is a little port in the village. The two other tools, an oar and a kind of plough, are symbols for the fisheries and agriculture in the village.

Literature : Heráldica municipal de Bizkaia, no year