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ARAD

District/county (județ) : Arad

Official blazon

Origin/meaning

The composition evokes the history of the settlement, as well as the fact that the archeological vestiges prove its existence before the documentary attestation (13th century);

The constructions attest to the permanent defense fight; the elements from the lower field reveal the role of the Orthodox Episcopate of Arad in the struggle for national emancipation.