Viladamat

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VILADAMAT

Region : Catalonia
Province : Girona

Official blazon

Escut caironat: de gules, una torre d'argent oberta sobremuntada de 2 claus passades en sautor amb les dents a dalt i mirant cap enfora, la d'or en banda per damunt de la d'argent en barra, i acostada de 2 rodes d'or, una a cada flanc. Per timbre, una corona mural de poble.

Origin/meaning

These arms have been officially granted on 15th March 1984.

Viladamat, a village surrounded by walls, has had traditionally a tower (or a castle) on its arms. It was placed in the county of Empúries, and until 1621 belonged to the monastery of Sant Pere de Rodes, represented here by its canting arms: the keys of St. Peter and two wheels ("rodes" in Catalan).

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