Triacastela

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TRIACASTELA

Region : Galicia
Province : Lugo
District (Comarca) : Sarria

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Official blason: De azur, tres castillos de plata aclarados de gules, dispuestos en faja y el mayor en el centro, bordura de gules cargada de vieiras de plata. Al timbre, la corona real cerrada.

Origin/meaning

The arms were officially granted on ??-??-1992.

The arms show three castles, which is a canting element. The red bordure shows the scallop of St. James, as the village is on the road to Santiago de Compostela.

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