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The municipality of Grajera (182 inhabitants in 2009; 1,269 ha) is located in the north-east of the Segovia Province, 75 km from the provincial capital.
Grajera was mentioned for the first time, as Graiera, in 1204; the modern name of the village appeared as early as 1247. This name may refer to a place known as Peña Grajera, a rock ("peña") inhabited by jays ("grajos"). A village with this name existed in the municipality of Villandiego (Burgos Province); its inhabitants may have moved to Grajera and have named the new place for their old village. The emblematic monument of Grajera is an obelisk-shaped pillory; known as "picota." once used by the Spanish Inquisition.
Source: Municipal webpage
Ivan Sache, 22 Nov 2010
The flag and arms of Grajera are prescribed by a Decree adopted on 4 April 2008 by the Municipal Council, signed on 18 April 2008 by the Mayor, and published on 17 September 2008 in the official gazette of Castile and Leon, No. 180, p. 18,419. The symbols are described as follows:
Municipal flag: Square panel, with proportions 1:1, white, with a blue saltire whose arms have a height of 1/8 the flag's size. In the middle, the municipal coat of arms in full colors. Municipal coat of arms: Azure a pillory argent. A bordure or charged with four pairs of wings sable placed in the center of the chief, base and flanks.
Source: http://bocyl.jcyl.es/boletines/2008/09/17/pdf/BOCYL-D-17092008-22.pdf
Ivan Sache, 22 Nov 2010