Miravet
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MIRAVET
Region : Catalonia
Province : Tarragona
Official blazon
Escut caironat: de gules, un riu en forma de faixa ondada d'argent sostenint un castell d'argent tancat de sable, i acompanyat a la punta d'una creu de Malta (d'argent). Per timbre una corona mural de vila.
Origin/meaning
These arms were officially granted on July 26, 1988.
The imposing castle of Miravet, on a rock by the river Ebro, was conquered to the Muslims in 1153 by the count-king Ramon Berenguer IV, who gave it to the Templar knights, which made it the centre of the command of Miravet. The arms show the local castle on the Ebro, and the cross of the Templars.
Literature : Image taken from Wikipedia; background from Enric Fontvila, Barcelona.