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Castanheira do Ribatejo e Cachoeiras United Commune (Portugal)

União das Freguesias de Castanheira do Ribatejo e Cachoeiras, Concelho de Vila Franca de Xira, Distrito de Lisboa

Former Castanheira do Ribatejo commune (until 2013)
Presentation of Castanheira do Ribatejo

Former Cachoeiras commune (until 2013)
Presentation of Cachoeiras

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Former Castanheira do Ribatejo commune (until 2013)

2:3 image by , 22 Apr 2015

It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a field quartered of blue and white.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 22 Apr 2015

Coat of arms

Shield Azure, divided by four bends Argent, overall a count's coronet Proper. Mural crown Argent with four visible towers (town rank) and white scroll with inscription in black initials: "CASTANHEIRA DO RIBATEJO".
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 22 Apr 2015

Published in Diário da República: III Série on 7 August 1997
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 22 Apr 2015

Presentation of Castanheira do Ribatejo

Castanheira do Ribatejo Commune was one of the pre-2013 communes of Vila Franca de Xira Municipality (q.v.); it had 8266 inhabitants in 2011 and covered 15.9 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 22 Apr 2015

Former Cachoeiras commune (until 2013)

2:3 image by , 22 Apr 2015

It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain green field.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 22 Apr 2015

Coat of arms

Shield Argent, a pale wavy Azure charged with a pallet wavy Argent between a grapevine Or leaved Vert at dexter and a branch of cherry Vert fruited Gules. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll with inscription in black initials: "CACHOEIRAS".
Meaning:
The pale wavy is a canting element ("cachoeiras" means "cataract"). Vine and cherries are symbolizing agriculture as economical base of the commune.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 22 Apr 2015

Information kindly given to Sérgio Hortaa by Eduardo Jorge Lourenço Brito. Draft of flag and arms made by Eduardo Lourenço Brito.Published in Diário da República: III Série on 20 March 2001
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 22 Apr 2015

Presentation of Cachoeiras

Cachoeiras Commune was one of the pre-2013 communes of Vila Franca de Xira Municipality (q.v.); it had 766 inhabitants in 2011 and covered 9.8 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 22 Apr 2015

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