Cabeça Gorda Commune (Portugal)

Freguesia de Cabeça Gorda, Concelho de Beja, Distrito de Beja

Last modified: 2015-09-04 by klaus-michael schneider
Keywords: cabeca gorda | mountain | cross(santiago) | crescent(recumbent) |
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• About the flag
• Presentation of Cabeça Gorda

• Beja Municipality
• Portugal

About the Flag

It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain green field.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 5 Sep 2015

Shield Argent, a mountain issuant Vert, above an impending cross fleury fitchy Gules flanked by two crescents recumbent Vert. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll with inscription in black initials: "CABEÇA GORDA".
Meaning:
The cross is referring to the Order of Santiago, not to the saint, who is not the local patron saint.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 5 Sep 2015

Flag and arms published in the official journal Diário da República: III Série on 5 June 1997
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 5 Sep 2015

Presentation of Cabeça Gorda

Cabeça Gorda Commune is one of the 12 communes of the Beja municipality (q.v.); it had 1386 inhabitants in 2011 and covers 78.2 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 5 Sep 2015

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