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Urra Commune (Portugal)

Freguesia da Urra, Concelho de Portalegre, Distrito de Portalegre

Last modified: 2017-03-28 by klaus-michael schneider
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[Urra commune] 2:3 image by Sérgio Horta, 25 Mar 2010
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About the Flag

It is a fairly typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain green background (village rank).
António Martins-Tuválkin, 25 Mar 2010

Coat of arms

[Urra commune CoA] image by Sérgio Horta, 25 Mar 2010

The arms are Argent a pitcher Gules between an ear of wheat Vert at dexter and a cork oak twig Vert at sinister and in chief a scallop Gules. Mural crown argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll reading in black upper case letters "URRA".
The blazon says pitcher flanked by ear and twig plus scallop in chief, but the image shows them set 1:2:1 in the same aapproximate size.
António Martins-Tuválkin, 25 Mar 2010

Flag adopted and published in the official journal Diário da República: III Série on 22 October 1996
António Martins-Tuválkin, 25 Mar 2010


Presentation of Urra

Urra Commune is one of the seven communes of Portalegre Municipality; it had 1934 inhabitants in 2011 and covers 129.6 km².
António Martins-Tuválkin, 25 Mar 2010


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