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Keywords: rio de moinhos(abrantes) | base(wavy) | sailing boat | millstone |
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![[Rio de Moinhos (Abrantes) commune]](../images/p/pt-abtrm.gif)
2:3, image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 19 Aug 2015
It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain yellow field.
Source: Sérgio Horta´s webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 19 Aug 2015
![[ commune CoA]](../images/p/pt-abtrm).gif)
image located by Valentin Poposki, 6 FEb 2022
Shield Azure with base wavy of Argent and Azure, issuant from base a sailing boat Or garnished Gules and rigged Argent, a millstone Argent in every corner of chief. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll with inscription in black initials: "RIO DE MOINHOS - ABRANTES".
Meaning:
The commune´s name means "river of mills". According to Portuguese heraldry blue waves mean sweetwater, representing the Tejo River, as the commune is located on its right bank. Thus the base wavy together with the millstones are canting, as the name means "river of mills".
Source: this webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 19 Aug 2015
Published in Diário da República: III Série on 24 May 2006
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 19 Aug 2015
Rio de Moinhos Commune is one of the 13 communes of the Abrantes municipality; it had 1202 iinhabitants in 2011 and covers 20.0 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 19 Aug 2015
back to Abrantes Communes click here
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