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image by Ivan Sache, 17 Sep 2010, modified from Wikipedia image by User:Ecelan, 21 Feb 2010, using coat of arms by User:Anenja, 19 Feb 2010
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The municipality of Castejón del Puente (424 inhabitants in 2009, 2,543 ha) is located in the center of the Province of Huesca. In the Roman period, Castejón was located between two important municipalities, Barbotium (today's Barbastro) and today's Monzón. The old bridge ("puente") of Castejón, watched by a small fortress ("castejón") allowed a Roman way to cross river Cinca. Accordingly, the village, originally known as Ceboller / Cebollera because onions ("cebollas") were grown there, was renamed Castejón del Puente.
Source: Municipal website
Ivan Sache, 23 Jan 2010
As reported by the EFE agency on 12 January 2010, the Assessment Council of Heraldry and Symbology of Aragon has approved the flag and arms adopted by the Municipal Council of Castejón del Puente.
The flag is blue, in proportions 2:3, with in the middle a rhomb outlined in white, charged with a yellow castle masoned in black, with red windows, surmounted by a Cross of Malta, in base a medieval two- arched bridge masoned in black on waves of the same.
Source: EFE agency, 12 Jan 2010
Ivan Sache, 23 Jan 2010
The flag and arms of Castéjon del Puente were approved by the Municipal Council in 2009 and confirmed by Decree 3/2010 of the Governemnt of Aragon, signed on 12 January 2010 and published on 25 January 2010 in the Aragon official gazette No. 15, p. 3118. The relevant parts of the Decree are the following:
"Coat of arms: Rectangular, rounded-off shield. Azure a castle or masoned sable port and windows gules, in chief a Maltese cross, in base a medieval bridge argent masoned sable with two arches over waves argent and azure. The shield surmounted by the Crown of the coat of arms of Spain. Flag: Blue panel in 2:3 proportions, width to length. In its center, a rhomb outlined in white, charged with a yellow castle masoned sable, with red port and windows, surmounted by a Maltese cross; in base, a medieval bridge masoned sable with two arches over a wave of the same."Source: Aragon official gazette (PDF)
As reported in "Diario del Alto Aragón", 30 August 2010, the flag and arms of Castéjon del Puente were inaugurated on 28 August 2010. The arms were designed by Santiago Broto, a graduate in Heraldry, Genealogy and Nobility. They recall the medieval significance of the place, with a bridge allowing the Ilerda-Osca road to cross the river Cinca and the St. John's Order, ruler of the place for five centuries. The castle recalls the place name.
Castéjon del Puente was one of the first Aragonese towns to use arms. Designed by Juan de Aracil in the 16th century, the oldest known coat of arms, shown on a bas-relief of the facade of the town hall, is quartered "A castle, the Aragonese pales (left quarters), a lion rampant". The present coat of arms was designed in 1983 "to synthesize the settlement's history and etymology."
Source: Diario del Alto Aragón, 30 Aug 2010, with color photo
Ivan Sache, 17 Sep 2010
The coat of arms is rectangular with a rounded base, "Azure a castle or masoned sable port and windows gules, in chief a Cross of Malta, in base, a medieval two-arched bridge argent masoned sable over waves argent and azure."
Source: EFE agency, 12 Jan 2010
Ivan Sache, 23 Jan 2010