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![[Alcântara commune (Lisboa) CoA]](../images/p/pt-lsbac!.gif)
2:3 image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 29 Nov 2014
There is no flag information avialable. As flag and arms usually are approved together, it is supposed there is a flag.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 29 Nov 2014
![[Alcântara commune (Lisboa) CoA shield]](../images/p/pt-lsbac).gif)
image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 29 Nov 2014
Shield Gules over a base wavy of Argent and Vert, a suspension bridge issuant Or, in chief a demi-cogwheel Or crowned by a chapel Argent . Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll reading "ALCÂNTARA" in black upper case letters.
Meaning:
The bridge is Ponte 25 de Abril, one of the longest suspension bridges in the world (2278 m).
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 29 Nov 2014
Alcântara (from Arab al-qantarat, "the bridge") is one of the 24 communes of Lisboa Municipality. It had 13 911 inhabitants in 2011 and covers 4,41 km². Here in 1580 the Spanish troops defeated the Portuguese troops of António I and the Spanish rule over Portugal for 60 years began.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 29 Nov 2014
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