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Municipality of La Vila Joiosa / Villajoyosa (Alicante Province, Valencian Community, Spain)

Marina Alta County

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[Municipality of La Vila Joiosa / Villajoyosa (Alicante Province, Valencian Community, Spain)]
image by Jose Antonio Jimenez Ruiz, 04 Jun 2009



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Introduction

In the province of Alicante, there are several municipalities that have the Aragonese colours (yellow flag with four red stripes) with the municipal CoA in the center. The municipality of La Vila Joiosa (Spanish: Villajoyosa, 20,45 kmē and 32.534 hab., 2008) is located in the comarca of Marina Alta.

Jose Antonio Jimenez Ruiz, 04 Jun 2009


Description

"Bandera tradicional, sin que se conozca fecha de adopción, en oro, cuatro palos de gules con el escudo municipal al centro."
"Traditional flag, date of adoption unknown; or, four bars gules with municipal shield in center."

Source: Banderas 34 (Bóletin de Sociedad Española de Vexilologia), Mar 1990 [drn90h]

Jose Antonio Jimenez Ruiz, 04 Jun 2009


Coat of Arms

[Municipality of La Vila Joiosa / Villajoyosa (Alicante Province, Valencian Community, Spain)]
image from Eduardo Panizo's Vexilla Hispanica

"Azur, sobre ondas de plata y azur dos torres de plata entre las que boga una carabela mastilada y vestida de plata, surmontada de un losanje de Aragón. Rehabilitado por Real Decreto de 29-X-1976"
"Azure, atop waves of azure and argent two towers argent between which sails a caravel masted and sailed, all argent, surmounted by an Aragonese lozenge. Restored by royal decree of 29-X-1976"

Source: Banderas 34 (Bóletin de Sociedad Española de Vexilologia), Mar 1990 [drn90h]

Jose Antonio Jimenez Ruiz, 04 Jun 2009