|
I N S I G N
I A |
Argent coat
of arms, a rhinoceros at the foot of a leafy oak tree,
with hunting trophies on the limbs; the whole is
surmounted by a radiant golden sun charged with the
initial U (Humbert I) against a cobalt blue field. |
|
C O L O U R
S |
Green and
orange with white stripes. |
|
M O T T O |
The first
Forest in the Field. |
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S I G N I F
I C A N C E |
Strenght |
M I L I T A
R Y
C O M P A N I E S |
Vallepiatta,
San Giovanni, Porta Salaia. |
|
G U I L D |
Weavers |
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O R A T O R
Y |
The
16th-century church of St. Sebastian, formerly belonging
to the Jesuate nuns, in Via Franciosa. |
P A T R O N O
S A I N T
A N D
F E A S T D A Y |
The
Assumption of the Blessed Virgin, 15 August. It is
celebrated on the fourth Sunday in August. |
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H I S T O R
I C A L S E A T A N D M U S E U
M |
Piazzetta
della Selva, 5 - tel. 0577.45093 |
C O N T R A D A
A S S O C I A T I O N |
SOCIETA'
RINOCERONTE -
Via Vallepiatta, 26 - tel. 0577.43830 |
O F F I C I
A L
W E B S I T
E |
www.contradadellaselva.it |
B A P T I S
M A L
F O N T |
The
Contrada's baptismal font is the work of sculptor
Vinicio Guastatori (1965). It is located in front of the
Contrada headquarters. |
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T W I N N E
D |
CUNEO |
|
A L L I E S |
THE SNAIL , THE TORTOISE. |
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A D V E R S
A R Y |
NO ONE |
R A L L Y I
N G C H E E R
A N D I D E N T I F Y I N G
C R Y |
SE-SE-SELVA |
M E M B E R
O F T H E
F O R E S T |
Selvaiolo |
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L U C K Y
N U M B E R |
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C O N T R A
D A ' S
A R E A |
VALLEPIATTA |
