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![[Cós (Alcobaça) commune (until 2013)]](../images/p/pt-acbca-cz.gif)
2:3 image by Sérgio Horta, 13 Aug 2015
It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a field quartered of blue and yellow.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 13 Aug 2015
Shield Azure, six bees volant Or ordered per circle, in chief two fleur-de-lis Or ordered per fess, in base a mountain issuant Argent semy of plants Vert. Mural crown Argent with four visible towers (town rank) and white scroll with inscription in black initials "COZ - ALCOBAÇA"
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 13 Aug 2015
Published in Diário da República: III Série on 24 May 1996
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 13 Aug 2015
Cós Commune (formerly spelled "Coz") was one of the pre-2013 communes of Alcobaça Municipality (q.v.); it had 1895 inhabitants in 2011 and covered 15.9 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 13 Aug 2015
![[Alpedriz commune (until 2013)]](../images/p/pt-acbca-ap.gif)
2:3 image by Sérgio Horta, 13 Aug 2015
It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a field quartered of green and white.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 13 Aug 2015
Shield Argent with base wavy of Azure and Argent, a pillory Purpure flanked by a Latin cross fleury Vert at dexter and a pine tree Vert at sinister. Mural crown Argent with four visible towers (town rank) and white scroll with inscription in black initials "ALPEDRIZ"
Meaning:
The cross is alluding to the knights' Order of Avis.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 13 Aug 2015
Published in Diário da República: III Série on 14 October 1995
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 13 Aug 2015
Alpedriz Commune was one of the pre-2013 communes of Alcobaça Municipality (q.v.); it had 777 inhabitants in 2011 and covered 16.2 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 13 Aug 2015
![[Montes commune (until 2013)]](../images/p/pt-acbca-mo.gif)
2:3 image by Sérgio Horta, 13 Aug 2015
It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a field quartered of purple and white.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 13 Aug 2015
Shield Azure, in base two mountains issuant Or, superimposed by a Cistercian bend (chequered of Gules and Argent), in sinister chief a Latin cross fleury Vert. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll with inscription in black initials "MONTES".
Meaning:
The mountains (Port.: montes) are canting elements. The bend is alluding to the Cistercian monastery in Alcobaça, the cross to the knights' Order of Avis.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 13 Aug 2015
Published in Diário da República: III Série on 21 May 2004
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 13 Aug 2015
Montes Commune was one of the pre-2013 communes of Alcobaça Municipality (q.v.); it had 589 inhabitants in 2011 and covered 5.5 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 13 Aug 2015
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