Last modified: 2026-02-28 by 
klaus-michael schneider
Keywords: silves(freguesia) | castle |
Links: FOTW homepage |
search |
disclaimer and copyright |
write us |
mirrors
![[Silves commune flag]](../images/p/pt-slvsv.gif)
2:3, image by António Martins-Tuválkin and Sérgio Horta, 10 Feb 2026
It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain field.
Source: Sérgio Horta´s webpage
António Martins-Tuválkin, 10 Feb 2026
![[Silves commune logo]](../images/p/pt-slvsv1.gif)
image located by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 15 Dec 2014
The commune´s homepage was the only one among the Silves communes displaying only a logo.
Logo:
White with red embattled castle, i.e. one wall and one tower and an uncomplete red circle rising from the tower.
The castle is superimposed by a stylised inscription "Silves" in counterchenged colours, and beneath a smaller red, stylized inscription "Junta de Freguesia"
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 15 Dec 2014
![[Silves commune CoA]](../images/p/pt-slvsv).gif)
image by António Martins-Tuválkin and Sérgio Horta, 10 Feb 2026
Shield are Or a castle Gules masoned Sable with port and windows Argent, in chief a scimitar Gules and a sword Azure both hilted Sable in saltire, on base wavy Azure a bar wavy Argent.
Mural crown Argent with four visible towers (town rank) and white scroll with inscription in black capitals "FREGUESIA DE SILVES".
Meaning:
Sources: Ralf Hartemink´s webpage and
António Martins-Tuválkin, 10 Feb 2026
Published in Diário da República: II Série on 19 April 2018, see here
draft made by Eduardo Brito and Sérgio Horta
António Martins-Tuválkin, 10 Feb 2026
Silves Commune is one of the six communes of Silves Municipality, It had 10 661 inhabitants in 2021 covering 177,45 km².
António Martins-Tuválkin, 10 Feb 2026
back to Silves Communes click here
