Montellà i Martinet

MONTELLÀ I MARTINET

Official blazon
Catalan	Escut caironat truncat: 1r. de sinople, un mont d'or movent de la punta somat d'un castell d'argent obert; 2n. d'or, un mall de martinet de sable. Per timbre una corona mural de vila.
English	blazon wanted

Origin/meaning

The arms of this municipality, formed in 1970 with the previous ones of Montellà de Cadí and Víllec i Estana, are compound: they show the local castle of Montellà, that belonged to the bishops of Urgell, and the canting sign of Martinet (literally a drop hammer in Catalan).

Literature: Image taken from http://escuts.wikispaces.com; background from Enric Fontvila, Barcelona.

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