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Municipality of Bujalance (Córdoba Province, Andalusia, Spain)

image by Wikipedia User:Hameryko, 21 Jul 2009

Introduction
Description

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Introduction

The municipality of Bujalance (7,941 inhabitants in 2008; 12,482 ha) is located 42 km east of Córdoba.

Located in the fertile valley of Guadalquivir, also an important communication route, the territory of Bujalance was settled in the Roman times by several grain-producing estates ("villae"). The Moors built the fortress of Bury al-Hansh (The Serpent's Tower) to watch the road (the old Roman way, used until the 13th century) and river to Córdoba; the Arab name gave the today's name of the town via Burialhanc, Burjalhance... On 8 Juin 1597, Philip II granted the title of "villa" to Bujalance, a title which was upgraded to "ciudad" by Philip IV on 6 March 1630.

Source: Municipal website

Ivan Sache, 21 Jul 2009

Description

The flag and arms of Bujalance were approved by the Municipal Council on 28 September 2005 and submitted on 4 October 2005 to the General Directorate of Local Administration, which confirmed them by Decree on 26 October 2005, published in the Andalusian official gazette (Boletín Oficial de la Junta de Andalucía, BOJA) No. 219 on 9 November 2005.

The relevant parts of the Decree are the following:

Coat of arms: Spanish shield, gules a tower or; a border azure seven towers or. The shield surmounted with a Royal crown open.

Flag: Panel in proportions 3:2, white. Ragully red St. Andrew's cross, not reaching the corners. In the center on the confluency of the arms, the coat of arms of the municipality.

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. 219, p. 32, 09 Nov 2005

The flag is hoisted on the balcony of the town hall.

Ivan Sache, 21 Jul 2009