L'Aldea

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L'ALDEA

Region : Catalonia
Province : Tarragona

Official blazon

Escut caironat: de gules, un riu en forma de faixa ondada abaixada d'atzur ribetada d'argent acompanyada al cap d'una torre oberta d'argent acostada de 2 espigues d'arròs d'argent; la bordura d'argent carregada de 5 carxofes de sinople posades 2.2.1. Per timbre una corona mural de poble.

Origin/meaning

The arms were granted on March 21, 1985.

The arms show the watchtower built by the Bell-lloc family, the first landlords of the village. The two rice spikes refer to the ricefields near the river Ebro (also symbolized here by a wavy bar): L'Aldea is situated at the beginning of the delta of this big river. The artichokes (all around the arms) are the main crop of the village.