List of coats of arms in the metropolitan city of Rome
The list of coats of arms in the metropolitan city of Rome includes all coats of arms listed in Wikipedia of the places in the metropolitan city of Rome (until 2014 province of Rome ) in the Lazio region in Italy . In this list the coats of arms are displayed with the municipality link.
Coat of arms of the former province of Rome
Coats of arms of the municipalities of the metropolitan city of Rome
Agosta
Upper third of the shield, red Benedictine cross on a gold background. Lower two thirds, an aqueduct on a blue background. The cross reminds of the historical affiliation to the Benedictine Abbey of Subiaco . The aqueduct symbolizes the Aqua Marcia , which begins at Agosta.Albano Laziale
A silver pig on a red and silver plate suckling piglets.Anticoli Corrado
On a blue plate, three cypresses .Arcinazzo Romano
The coat of arms shows the patron saint, Saint George , who fights the dragon.Ardea
The coat of arms shows a silver heron in flight on a horizontally divided shield above on a red background. Below on a light blue field an ancient (Greek) ship in gold with a silver sail over sea waves. The heron alludes to the Latin meaning of ardea for heron. The ship is a reference to the founding legend of the city, which is said to have been founded by Ardeas son of Odysseus.Artena
Silver castle with two towers on a red-green divided shield.Bracciano
The coat of arms shows an outstretched arm with a red rose. The arm stands as a talking coat of arms for braccio = arm. The rose is the symbol of the Orsini .Cervara di Roma
On a blue sign a deer in natural colors over three green mountains. It is a talking coat of arms , as the name "Cervara" is derived from the deer (Italian = Cervi) that were common in the area.Cerveteri
A three-headed doe in natural colors on a blue plate . She carries a golden lance with a red flag with the golden letters C and C. The three-headed animal goes back to a relief that was found in the Banditaccia necropolis.Civitavecchia
blue shield with oak in natural colors. The trunk is flanked by the golden letters O and C. Underneath the motto SPQC. According to a legend, the residents of Leopoli are said to have gathered under an oak tree, where an old seafarer gave them the advice (best advice = Ottimo Consiglio, hence the letters OC) to settle the ruins of the old port city again.Fiumicino
Blue sign with two green stripes in the lower quarter. On top of it a red tower with a round window. On it a black anchor with four golden ears of corn. The tower is intended to remind of the many watchtowers on the coast. The blue and green stripes symbolize the sea, land and river. Anchors and ears of corn represent the historical pillars of the economy, seafaring and agriculture.Gallicano nel Lazio
On a blue sign a cock in natural colors on a green ground. At the top left is a six-pointed silver star. It is a talking coat of arms , as the name "Gallicano" is derived from the Latin "Gallus canit" (the cock crows).Grottaferrata
Black shield with a silver grid. It is a talking coat of arms , as the name "Grottaferrata" means barred grotto.Lanuvio
The coat of arms represents the ancient goddess Iuno Sospita Mater Regina , to whom a temple was dedicated in the ancient Lanuvium.Palombara Sabina
On a blue sign three yellow mountains on top of which a white dove with an olive branch in its beak is sitting. It is a talking coat of arms because the name Palombara is derived from the Latin Palumba for a dove.
See also
Individual evidence
- ↑ Decree of the President of the Republic of Italy of October 30, 2008 ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Homepage of the municipality, on the use of the coat of arms ( Memento of the original from November 7, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved May 26, 2012
- ↑ lazionascosto.it (Italian) accessed on July 12, 2015
- ↑ Pro Loco Fiumicino ( Memento of the original from January 3, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (Italian)
- ↑ Statute of the municipality ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (PDF; Italian), accessed July 27, 2013
- ↑ Homepage of the city , accessed on July 27, 2013 (Italian)