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Salgueiro do Campo Commune (Portugal)

Freguesia de Salgueiro do Campo, Concelho de Castelo Branco, Distrito de Castelo Branco

2:3, image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 25 June 2024

Salgueiro do Campo Commune

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Coat of Arms
Presentation of Salgueiro do Campo

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Flag

It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain green field.
Source: Sérgio Horta´s webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 25 June 2024

Coat of Arms

Shield Or a weeping willow Vert eradicated between a grape bunch Purpure leafed Vert at dexter and an olive branch Vert fruited Sable at sinister. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll with black inscription "SALGUEIRO DO CAMPO".
Meaning:
The weeping willow (Portuguese: salgueiro) is a canting element. The grape bunch is representing viticulture and the olive branch the production of olive oil, both being important local business lines.
Source: Sérgio Horta´s webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 25 June 2024

I would like to clarify that English "willow" means roughly the same as Portuguese "salgueiro", i.e. any tree of the genus Salix_, while "weeping willow", Salix babylonica, is rather "salgueiro-chorão".
António Martins-Tuválkin, 8 Dec 2025

Published in Diário da República: II Série on 23 January 2024
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 25 June 2024

Presentation of Salgueiro do Campo

Salgueiro do Campo is one of the 19 communes of Castelo Branco Municipality; it had 891 inhabitants in 2011 and covers 30,3 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 15 Mar 2015

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