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Last modified: 2015-07-31 by klaus-michael schneider
Keywords: pedrogao de sao pedro | bemposta(penamacor) | keys(crossed) | spindle | olive(branch) | mattock | rake | cross(templars) | blackberry(shrub) |
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![[Pedrógão de São Pedro commune (until 2013)]](../images/p/pt-pncpb-pp.gif)
2:3 image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 31 Mar 2015
It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain blue field.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 31 Mar 2015
Shield Argent, two keys Gules crossed per saltire between a fessy spindle Azure filled Or in chief and two olive branches Vert tied Gules crossed per saltire in base. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll with inscription in black initials: "PEDRÓGÃO DE S. PEDRO".
Meaning:
The crossed keys are an attribute of St. Peter, name giver of the commune and local patron saint.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 31 Mar 2015
Pedrógão de São Pedro Commune was one of the pre-2013 communes of Penamacor Municipality (q.v.); it had 500 inhabitants in 2011 and covered 21.8 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 31 Mar 2015
![[Bemposta commune (until 2013)]](../images/p/pt-pncpb-bp.gif)
2:3 image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 31 Mar 2015
It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a field quartered of blue and white.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 31 Mar 2015
Shield Argent, a mattock and a rake crossed per saltire - Azure bladed Sable - between a rounded cross patty Gules in chief and a blackberry shrub Vert fruited Purpure in base. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll with inscription in black initials: "BEMPOSTA - PENAMACOR"
Meaning:
The cross is alluding to the Order of the Templars.
Source: this webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 31 Mar 2015
Bemposta Commune was one of the pre-2013 communes of Penamacor Municipality (q.v.); it had 120 inhabitants in 2011 and covered 10.0 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 31 Mar 2015
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