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2:3 image by Sérgio Horta, 12 Feb 2015
It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain red field.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 12 Feb 2015
Shield Argent, a horse forcene Sable, flanked by embowed branches Vert tied Gules - wheat at dexter fruited Or and olive at sinister fruited Sable, in central chief a fleur-de-lis Azure. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll reading in black capitals: "FREGUESIA DE ALTER DO CHÃO".
Meaning:
The lily is an attribute of Our Lady of Assumption, the local patron saint.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 12 Feb 2015
Published in Diário da República: III Série on 23 November 1999
Klaus-Michael Schneider,
Alter do Chão Commune is one of the four communes of Alter do Chão Municipality (q.v.); it had 2373 inhabitants in 2011 and covers 140.67 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 12 Feb 2015
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