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klaus-michael schneider
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![[Santa Marinha do Zêzere commune flag]](../images/p/pt-baosz.gif)
2:3, image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 16 Feb 2025
It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a field quartered of red and yellow.
Source: Sérgio Horta´s webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 16 Feb 2025
![[Santa Marinha do Zêzere commune CoA]](../images/p/pt-baosz).jpg)
image by Sérgio Horta, 26 Jan 2017
Shield Argent with base wavy of Azure and Argent, a pincer Gules, flanked on dexter chief by grape bunch Purpure leafed Vert, and on sinister chief by a corn cob Or leafed Vert. Mural crown Argent with four visible towers (town rank) and white scroll with inscription in black capitals "SANTA MARINHA DO ZÊZERE".
Meaning:
The pincer is an attribute of St. Marina, the local patron saint and name giver of the commune. Corn and grapes are representing agriculture. The base wavy is a representation of the Douro River.
Source: this webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 16 Feb 2025
Published in Diário da República: III Série on 6 February 1997
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 26 Jan 2017
Santa Marinha do Zêzere is one of the eight communes of Baião Municipality not affected by the 2013 changes; it had 2796 inhabitants in 2011 and covers 10,7 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 26 Jan 2017
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