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The municipality of La Cierva (45 inhabitants in 2014, 7,148 ha; unofficial website) is located 50 km north-east of Cuenca.
La Cierva emerged as a significant settlement at the end of the 16th century. During the flourishing reign of King Philip IV, the urban development of Madrid, Toledo and Cuenca required a lot of building stuff. Quarries of marble and jasper discovered in the place known as Las Canteras (The Quarries) attracted several families to the village. Exploited until the end of the 18th century, the quarries of La Cierva were famous all over Spain. Iron mines were established around 1725 in the places known as Las Menas and Mayanas; the mines, however, were soon abandoned because of their low productivity and low content in ore.
Ivan Sache, 28 June 2019
The flag and arms of La Cierva are prescribed by an Order issued on 31
January 2013 by the Government of Castilla-La Mancha and published on 20
February 2013 in the official gazette of Castilla-La Mancha, No. 36, p.
4,702 (text).
The symbols are described as follows:
Flag: Rectangular panel in proportions 2:3, longitudinally divided from upper hoist's corner to the lower fly's corner, the triangle at hoist crimson red and the triangle at fly white. In the center of the flag the municipal coat of arms, in width 2/3 of the flag's width.
Coat of arms: Spanish shield, oblong with rounded-off base. Quarterly, 1. Vert (green) a deer passant or, 2. Argent a savin juniper proper, 3. Gules (red) a pick and a sledgehammer argent per saltire, 4. Vert (green) a shepherd with staff and purse proper surrounded by two wheat spikes or. The shield surmounted by a Royal Spanish crown.
Ivan Sache, 28 June 2019
