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![[Sabugal (city) municipality]](../images/p/pt-sbg.gif)
2:3, image by António Martins-Tuválkin, 11 Dec 2023
It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a field gyronny of eight of green and white.
Source: Sérgio Horta´s webpage
António Martins-Tuválkin, 11 Dec 2023
![[Sabugal municipal CoA]](../images/p/pt-sbg).gif)
image by António Martins-Tuválkin, 11 Dec 2023
The current coat of arms is Gules a castle Argent masoned Sable between two eradicated Black Elder trees Vert fruited Argent, on chief a pair of keys Or in saltire, on base wavy Argent a fess wavy Azure. Mural crown Argent with five visible towers (city rank) and white scroll reading in black upper case letters "SABUGAL".
Source: Hiperglobal webpage
Meaning:
The Black Elders are canting, as "sabugal" is Portuguese for "elderwood".
António Martins-Tuválkin, 28 Nov 2006
![[Sabugal (town) municipality]](../images/p/pt-sbg4.gif)
2:3, image by António Martins-Tuválkin, 11 Dec 2023
The town flag was a quite typical Portuguese municipal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain white background.
Source: Sérgio Horta´s webpage
António Martins-Tuválkin, 28 Nov 2006
![[Sabugal municipal CoA]](../images/p/pt-sbg4).gif)
image by António Martins-Tuválkin, 11 Dec 2023
The previous arms differed slightly from the current: Gules issuant from base Maron charged with a fess wavy Argent semy of wavelets Azure a castle Argent between two Black Elder trees Vert fruited Or, on chief a pair of keys Or in saltire. Mural crown Argent with four visible towers (town rank) and white scroll reading in black upper case letters "VILA DO SABUGAL".
Meaning:
The Black Elders are canting, as "sabugal" is Portuguese for "elderwood".
Source: Sérgio Horta´s webpage
António Martins-Tuválkin, 28 Nov 2006
Current symbols published in Diário da República: III Série on 3 October 2005, former symbols published in Diário do Governo: II Série on 13 March 1964
António Martins-Tuválkin, 12 Dec 2023
Sabugal municipality had 14 871 inhabitants in 2001, and it is divided in 31 communes, covering 826,7 km². It belongs to: Guarda District District, traditional province Beira Alta, C.C.R./NUT2 and 1999 ref. adm. region Centro. Surely the flag was changed on 9 December 2005, when Sabugal was promoted to city rank. It really was, and the changes were greater than what is usually done upon upgrading from town to city status: More than just four to five visible towers in the mural crown and (usually) a gyronny background, the arms where also completely changed.
António Martins-Tuválkin, 28 Nov 2006
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