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Last modified: 2014-11-15 by klaus-michael schneider
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![[Arcos (Estremoz) commune]](../images/p/pt-etzar.gif)
2:3 image by Sérgio Horta, 10 Nov 2014
It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain green field.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 10 Nov 2014
![[Arcos (Estremoz) commune CoA]](../images/p/pt-etzar).gif)
image by Sérgio Horta, 10 Nov 2014
Shield Or, a bar wavy Azure charged with a barrulet wavy Argent, superimposed by two swords Argent hilted Gules, crossed per saltire and pointing downwards, in chief a cross fleury Vert. Mural crown with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll reading in black upper case letters "ARCOS - ESTREMOZ".
Meaning:
The cross fleury is referring to the Avis Order, local ruler of nearly the whole municipality between 1250 and 1821.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 10 Nov 2014
Flag and arms adopted and published in Diário da República: III Série on 4 September 1995
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 10 Nov 2014
is one of the nine communes of Estremoz Municipality. It had 1 152 inhabitants in 2011 and covers 23,89 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 10 Nov 2014
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