Bertinoro
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Heraldry of the World Civic heraldry of Italy - Stemmi di comuni e province d'Italia |
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BERTINORO
Region : Emilia-Romagna
Province : Forlì-Cesena
Official blazon
Di rosso, alla colonna dell'ospitalita' d'argento, movente dalla punta. Motto HOSPITALITATIS MONUMENTUM. Ornamenti esteriori da Comune.
Origin/meaning
The arms were officially granted on ??
The arms show the local monument. The rings on the monumnet refer to the local tradition that each family owned a ring. When a stranger came to the village he put his horse on one of the rings and that meant that the family that owned the ring had to provide shelter. The motto also refers to this tradition.
 The pillar on the town square |