Pedrógão Pequeno Commune (Portugal)

Freguesia de Pedrógão Pequeno, Concelho de Sertã, Distrito de Castelo Branco

Last modified: 2018-03-07 by klaus-michael schneider
Keywords: pedrogao pequeno | base(wavy) | paschal lamb | cross(maltese) |
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• About the flag
• Presentation of Pedrógão Pequeno

• Sertã Municipality
• Portugal

About the Flag

It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain white field.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 5 Mar 2018

Shield Gules with base wavy of Argent and Azure, a Paschal Lamb couchant Argent, in dexter chief a Maltese cross Argent. Mural crown Argent with four visible towers (town rank) and white scroll with inscription in black capitals "PEDROGÃO PEQUENO".
Meaning:
The base wavy is referring to Zêzere River and its numerous water reservoirs in the area. The Paschal Lamb is an attribute of St. John the Baptist, the local patron saint. The cross is alluding to the Order of the Knights of the Hospital of Saint John of Jerusalem, which had many possesions in the area in the past.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 5 Mar 2018

Flag and arms published in the official journal Diário da República: III Série on 16 February 2000
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 5 Mar 2018

Presentation of Pedrógão Pequeno

Pedrógão Pequeno Commune is one of the ten communes of Sertã Municipality; it had 753 inhabitants in 2011 and covers 42.8 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 5 Mar 2018

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