Santpedor

SANTPEDOR

Official blazon
Catalan	Escut caironat truncat: 1r. de sinople, 2 claus en pal amb les dents a dalt i adossades, la de la destra d'or i la de la sinistra d'argent; 2n. d'or, 4 pals de gules. Per timbre una corona mural de vila.
English	blazon wanted

Origin/meaning

These arms have been officially granted on 22nd September 1995.

The keys are the attribute of St. Peter, the local patron saint; the name Santpedor is an evolution of Sant Pere d'Or (being Or the name of the river that flows through the town). The arms of Catalonia-Aragon (four pales Gules on Or) remind the royal jurisdiction over the town, that had the privilege to send a representative to the Catalan parliament and was a "street of Barcelona" (a town with the same rights that the capital city), by concession of Martin I in 1400.

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

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