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2:3 image by Sérgio Horta, 7 Jan 2016
It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a field quartered of white and red.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 7 Jan 2016
Shield Gules with base wavy of Argent and Azure, a heraldic rose Or seeded Gules and barbed Vert, a bast shoe Argent, a boar's head Argent and a plate ordered per cross. Mural crown Argent with four visible towers (town rank) and white scroll with inscription in black initials "ALPALHÃO".
Meaning:
The rose is an attribute of Our Lady of Grace, the local patron saint.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 7 Jan 2016
Flag and arms published in the official journal Diário da República: III Série on 28 February 1998, draft of flag and arms made by Luís Moreira (GEPHA)
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 7 Jan 2016
Alpalhão Commune is one of the seven communes of the Nisa municipality (q.v.); it had 1238 inhabitants in 2011 and covers 34.2 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 7 Jan 2016
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