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Parque das Nações Commune (Portugal)

Freguesia de Parque das Nações, Concelho de Lisboa, Distrito de Lisboa

2:3 image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 22 Aug 2016

About the Flag
Presentation of Parque das Nações

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About the Flag

It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a field quartered of red and white.
Source: here
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 22 Aug 2016

Coat of arms

image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 22 Aug 2016

Shield Argent with base wavy of Azure and Argent, sailing on base a boat Sable rigged Gules, in chief an armillary sphere Gules at dexter and a compass rose Gules at sinister. Mural crown Argent with four visible towers (town rank) and white scroll with inscription in black capitals "PARQUE DAS NAÇÕES".
Meaning:
The arms are unifying elements identifying the commune with its territoty and its people. The armillary sphere of Dom Manuel is revoking the heroical maritime epoch in Portuguese history, in which new worlds had been discovered. The compass rose is representing the sensibility for orientation, being necessary for navigation. The boat is symbolizing shipping on Tejo River. The base wavy is symbolizing the guideline "Ocean" of the world exhibition, which took place in the commune 1998.
Source: communal webpage and here
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 22 Aug 2016

Flag and arms published in the official journal Diário da República: II Série on 3 August 2015
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 22 Aug 2016

Presentation of Parque das Nações

Parque das Nações is a newly created commune and contains the terrain of the World Exhibition 1998. It allocates around one quarter of former Santa Maria dos Olivais Commune and smaller parts, formerly belonging to the communes of Moscavide and Sacavém, both belonging to Loures Municipality. Parque das Nações had 21 025 inhabitants in 2013 and covers 5,44 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 27 Nov 2014

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