Last modified: 2010-08-27 by antónio martins
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It is a fairily typical portuguese municipal flag,
with the coat of arms centered on a plain
yellow background. Flag and arms adopted and published in the official
journal Diário do Governo : I
Série in 1935.04.27.
António Martins, 02 Aug 2007
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The arms are Purpure an ash Or leafed Vert between two swords Or pointing
downwards and the whole between two escutcheons Argent each charged with five
escutcheons Azure each charged with 13 plates set 2+3+2+3+2+1
(Portugal ancien). Mural crown argent with four
visible towers (town rank) and white scroll
reading in black upper case letters "Vila de Freixo de Espada à
Cinta".
António Martins, 02 Aug 2007
"Freixo" means "ash" (the tree), and this is present in the arms.
"De espada à cinta" means something like "with a sword at the
belt", which is also present in the arms, but the actual etymology may be
different.
António Martins, 02 Aug 2007
Last year there was a lecture about this coat of arms in a session organized
by the Lusitanian Heraldry Academy.
António Martins, 03 Aug 2007
Plain (monocolored) portuguese subnational flags are
not allowed to have armless
variations: plain flags always carry the coat of arms.
Jorge Candeias, 18 Jul 1999
Freixo de Espada à Cinta municipality had 4184 inhabitants in 2001 and
consists of 6 communes covering 244,49 km². It is part of
Bragança District, traditional province and
1999 ref. adm. region Trás-os-Montes e Alto
Douro, C.C.R. / NUTS II Norte, and NUTS III Douro.
António Martins, 02 Aug 2007
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