Ponte do Rol Commune (Portugal)

Freguesia de Ponte do Rol, Concelho de Torres Vedras, Distrito de Lisboa

Last modified: 2017-06-28 by klaus-michael schneider
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About the Flag

It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain blue field.
António Martins-Tuválkin, 3 May 2017

Shield Or with base wavy of Azure and Argent, issuant from base a throughout bridge Sable masoned Argent with one arch, in chief a parchment scroll Gules, flanked by a cogwheel Sable at dexter and a triplet of wheat ears Vert tied Gules at sinister. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll with inscription in black upper case letters "PONTE DO ROL".
Meaning:
The toponym (literally: "bridge on the list") refers to a local legend about a petition for a bridge over the Sizandro River having met, upon a royal stay, the promise that it has been added to the bottom of the to-do list of infrastructure improvements. Both the sought bridge and the regal list are depicted on the arms, thus canting, the latter as a scroll. Its colour is that one of the royal standard.
Source: this webpage
António Martins-Tuválkin, 3 May 2017 and Klaus-Michael Schneider, 14 Apr 2017

Flag and arms published in the official journal Diário da República: III Série on 15 July 1997
António Martins-Tuválkin, 3 May 2017

Presentation of Ponte do Rol

Ponte do Rol Commune is one of the 13 communes of Torres Vedras Municipality; it had 2444 inhabitants in 2011 and covers 9.8 km².
António Martins-Tuválkin, 3 May 2017

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