Last modified: 2009-04-18 by eugene ipavec
Keywords: castile and leon | avila | el fresno | tree: ash (green) | ash | ewe's head (white) | stalks (golden) | crown: royal |
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The municipality of El Fresno (519 inhabitants in 2006; 1,263 ha; 1,075 m a.s.l.) is located 9 km south-south-west of Àvila. The population of the village has remained stable all over the 20th century. Traditional cattle-breeding is recalled by the "Las Toras" festival, celebrated on 16-17 January, for St. Anthony's Day, during which the children dress as bulls (in Spanish, "toros").
Source: Municipal website
Ivan Sache, 02 Feb 2009
The flag and arms of El Fresno are prescribed by a Municipal Decree issued on 20 January 2003 following adoption by the Municipal Council on 4 December 2002, and published in the provincial official gazette No. 15, 30 January 2003.
The flag is rectangular, in proportions 2:3, made of three vertical stripes in respective proportions 3:1:1, red with a white ash, white and green.
Ivan Sache, 02 Feb 2009
The coat of arms is:
"Argent an ash vert, chapé gules dexter a garb of stalks or sinister an ewe's head argent. The shield surmonted by a Royal crown closed." The ash is canting (in Spanish, "fresno", from Latin, "fraxinus", cognate with French, "frêne").
A small image of the coat of arms can be seen on the municipal website.
Source: image of the coat of arms at municipal website
Ivan Sache, 02 Feb 2009