Alfarràs

	ALFARRÀS ALFARRÁS Country : Spain Region : Catalonia Province : Lleida Loading map... {"minzoom":false,"maxzoom":false,"mappingservice":"leaflet","width":"250px","height":"250px","centre":false,"title":"","label":"","icon":"","lines":[],"polygons":[],"circles":[],"rectangles":[],"copycoords":false,"static":false,"zoom":7,"defzoom":14,"layers":["OpenStreetMap"],"image layers":[],"overlays":[],"resizable":false,"fullscreen":false,"scrollwheelzoom":true,"cluster":false,"clustermaxzoom":20,"clusterzoomonclick":true,"clustermaxradius":80,"clusterspiderfy":true,"geojson":"","clicktarget":"","imageLayers":[],"locations":[{"text":"","title":"","link":"","lat":41.83059999999999689634933019988238811492919921875,"lon":0.56950000000000000621724893790087662637233734130859375,"icon":""}],"imageoverlays":null}

Official blazon
Catalan	Escut caironat: d'atzur, 2 claus passades en sautor amb les dents a dalt i mirant cap enfora, la d'or en banda sobre la d'argent en barra, sobremuntades d'un besant d'or carregat d'un boix arrencat de sinople. Per timbre una corona de marquès.
Spanish	Escudo embaldosado: de azur, dos llaves pasadas en aspa, con los dientes arriba y mirando hacia fuera, la de oro en banda sobre la de plata en barra, surmontadas en un bezante de oro cargado de un boj arrancado de sinople. Por timbre, una corona de marqués.
English	blazon wanted

Origin/meaning

The arms were granted on June 1, 1983.

The arms show the keys of Saint Peter, the local patron saint. Alfarràs became a marquisat in 1702 (this is the reason of the marquis crown at the top), granted to the Boixadors family (symbolized by its arms, a green bush of box on gold). These arms are canting: the box is called "boix" in Catalan.

Literature: Image taken from http://escuts.wikispaces.com

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