Last modified: 2022-10-14 by klaus-michael schneider
Keywords: santiago de figueiro | santa cristina de figueiro | cogwheel | grapevine | scallop | palm frond |
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![[Santiago de Figueiró commune (until 2013)]](../images/p/pt-amtfg-sf.gif)
2:3 image by Sérgio Horta, 20 June 2018
It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain white field.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 20 June 2018
Shield Gules, two gapevines Or leafed Argent in fess, in chief a scallop Or, in base a cogwheel Or. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll with inscription in black capitals "FIGUEIRÓ - SANTIAGO".
Meaning:
The scallop is an attribute of St. James the Elder, name giver of the commune and local patron saint. The grapevines are symbolising agriculture, especially viticulture. The cogwheel is symbolising the increasing importance of industries in the commune.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 20 June 2018
Published in Diário da República: III Série on 6 December 2000
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 20 June 2018
Santiago de Figueiró Commune was one of the pre-2013 communes of Amarante Municipality; it had 2458 inhabitants in 2011 and covered 3.9 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 20 June 2018
![[Santa Cristina de Figueiró commune (until 2013)]](../images/p/pt-amtfg-sc.gif)
2:3 image by Sérgio Horta, 20 June 2018
It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain green field.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 20 June 2018
Shield Argent with base wavy of Azure and Argent, a cogwheel Gules, flanked by two grapevines Purpure leafed Vert, in chief a palm frond Vert set in fess. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll with inscription in black capitals "FIGUEIRÓ - SANTA CRISTINA - AMARANTE".
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 20 June 2018
Published in Diário da República: III Série on 6 May 2002
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 20 June 2018
Santa Cristina de Figueiró Commune was one of the pre-2013 communes of Amarante Municipality; it had 1370 inhabitants in 2011 and covered 4.3 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 20 June 2018
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