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2:3 image by Sérgio Horta, 11 Apr 2015
It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain green field.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 11 Apr 2015
Shield Or, a wheel Sable, spoked and bladed Argent, in chief two lying rectangles Gules, in base a branch of carob and one of olive, both Vert, fruited Sable and crossed per saltire. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll with inscription in black initials: "SANTA CATARINA DA FONTE DO BISPO".
Meaning:
The wheel, an instrument of torture, is an attribute of St. Catherine, the local patron saint.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 11 Apr 2015
Flag and arms published in the official journal Diário da República: III Série on 23 October 1999
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 11 Apr 2015
Santa Catarina da Fonte do Bispo Commune is one of the six communes of the Tavira municipality (q.v.); it had 1809 inhabitants in 2011 and covers 119.2 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 11 Apr 2015
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