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Municipality of Turrillas (Almería Province, Andalusia, Spain)

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Introduction
Description

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Introduction

The municipality of Turrillas (235 inhabitants in 2008; 3,940 ha) is located 50 km north-east of Almería.

Turrillas, part in the Moorish times of the "taha" of Níjar, was reconquered by the Christian Kings in 1488. Inhabited by Moriscos and not a single "Old" Christian, the village was deserted after the expelling of the Moriscos from Spain in 1570 and subsequently resettled by colonists from Murcia. In the beginning of the 20th century, the population of the village peaked at 1,400 thanks to iron mining, an industry that was suppressed by the First World War. The Lucainena concession was so rich that the Basque shipping company "Sota y Azúcar" set up the "Compañía Minera de Sierra Alhamilla," which operated a private railway to the terminal of Agua Amarga.

Source: Municipal website

Ivan Sache, 07 Aug 2009

Description

The local flag and heraldic arms (sic) of Turrillas were approved by the Municipal Council on 15 April 2004 and submitted to the General Directorate of Local Administration, which confirmed them by Decree on 12 May 2004, published in the Andalusian official gazette (Boletín Oficial de la Junta de Andalucía, BOJA) No. 117 on 16 June 2004.

The relevant parts of the Decree are the following:

Coat of arms: Or, a mount vert charged with a mallet and a hammer [argent] crossed per saltire and surmounted with three oaks eradicated and fructed vert 1 and 2. The shield surmounted with a Royal crown closed.

Flag: Rectangular panel, in proportions 2/3. Tierced at hoist [1:2] yellow with a green oak. The fly green with a white saltire.

The symbols should be registered on the Andalusian Register of Local Entities, with their official written description and graphics (as originally submitted, but unfortunately not appended to the Decree).

Source: BOJA No. 117, p. 13,328, 16 Jun 2004

[The flag is an interesting "simplification" of the coat of arms.]

Ivan Sache, 07 Aug 2009