Last modified: 2024-10-05 by 
klaus-michael schneider
Keywords: almofala(figueira de castelo rodrigo) | escarigo(figueira de castelo rodrigo) | bar(wavy) | tower(ruined) | vulture | bend sinister | sword | scales | scallop |
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![[Almofala e Escarigo united commune flag ]](../images/p/pt-fcrae.gif)
2:3, image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 1 Oct 2024
It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain yellow field.
Source: Sérgio Horta´s webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 1 Oct 2024
Shield Gules abased parted by a bar wavy Argent charged with a barrulet wavy Azure, on centre a ruined quadrangular tower Or masoned Sable, on chief a scallop of the same. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and long white scroll reading in black upper case serifed letters "UNIÃO DAS FREGUESIAS DE ALMOFALA E ESCARIGO".
Meaning:
The tower istaken from the arms of former Almofala Commune, the scallop of former Escarigo Commune.
Source: Sérgio Horta´s webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 1 Oct 2024
Published in Diário da República: II Série on 25 February 2021
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 1 Oct 2024
is one of the five communes of Figueira de Castelo Rodrigo Municipality created by a merger during the 2013 changes. It had 180 inhabitants in 2021 and covers 47,34 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 1 Oct 2024
![[Almofala (Figueira de Castelo Rodrigo) commune (until 2013)]](../images/p/pt-fcrae-af.gif)
2:3 image by Sérgio Horta, 14 Mar 2017
It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a field quartered of red and white. Information given to Sérgio Horta by courtesy of Junta de Freguesia de Almofala.
Source: Sérgio Horta´s webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 14 Mar 2017
Shield Gules; a ruined, embattled tower Argent, masoned Sable with port and windows Sable; in chief a vulture (Latin: gyps fulvus) Proper (i.e. Maron), in base a bar wavy Argent, charged with a barrulet wavy Azure. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll with inscription in black capitals "ALMOFALA - FIGUEIRA DE CASTELO RODRIGO".
Source: Hiperglobal webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 14 Mar 2017
Published in Diário da República: III Série on 5 November 1994,
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 14 Mar 2017
Almofala Commune was one of the pre-2013 communes of Figueira de Castelo Rodrigo Municipality; it had 181 inhabitants in 2011 and covered 30.0 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 14 Mar 2017
![[Escarigo (Figueira de Castelo Rodrigo) commune (until 2013)]](../images/p/pt-fcrae-eg.gif)
2:3 image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 14 Mar 2017
It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain field.
Source: Sérgio Horta´s webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 14 Mar 2017
Shield Or, a bend sinister Sable, semy of stones Argent, in dexter chief a pair of scales Azure balanced by a sword flamant Azure, in sinister base a scallop Gules garnished Argent. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll with inscription in black capitals "ESCARIGO - FIGUEIRA DE CASTELO RODRIGO".
Meaning:
Sword and scales are usually an attribute of St. Michael, the scallop usually is an attribute of St. James the Elder.
Source: Hiperglobal webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 14 Mar 2017
Published in Diário da República: III Série on 16 February 1998, again published in Diário da República: IIi Série on 19 June 2008
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 14 Mar 2017
Commune was one of the pre-2013 communes of Figueira de Castelo Rodrigo Municipality; it had 99 inhabitants in 2011 and covered 17.4 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 14 Mar 2017
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