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klaus-michael schneider
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![[Alcobertas commune flag]](../images/p/pt-rmrac.gif)
2:3, image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 23 Mar 2025
It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a field quartered of green and white.
Source: Sérgio Horta´s webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 23 Mar 2025
![[Alcobertas commune plain]](../images/p/pt-rmrac1.gif) 2:3 image by Sérgio Horta, 3 Nov 2015 |
![[Alcobertas commune quartered]](../images/p/pt-rmrac4.gif) 2:3 image by Sérgio Horta and Klaus-Michael Schneider, 17 June 2018 |
According to Sérgio Horta it is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain green field (see left image), according to Rio Maior municipal webpage the flag is quartered of green and white (see right image). The latter is the newer one, different from current flag only by number of visible towers, i.e three towers.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 17 June 2018
![[Alcobertas commune CoA]](../images/p/pt-rmrac).gif)
image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 23 Mar 2025
Shield Argent, a dolmen Azure topped by a crosslet of the same, in dexter chief a flagon Vert, in sinister chief a crow´s head Sable armed and eyed Gules. Mural crown Argent with four visible towers on both flags (town rank) and short white scroll, in Bénard-Guedes style, with inscription in black initials "ALCOBERTAS".
Meaning:
The flagon is an attribute of St. Mary Magdalene, the local patron saint.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 3 Nov 2015
Published in Diário da República: III Série on 26 August 2005, former symbols published in Diário da República: III Série on 25 June 1996
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 23 Mar 2025
Alcobertas is one of the 14 communes of Rio Maior Municipality not affected by the 2013 changes; it had 1923 inhabitants in 2011 and covers 32,0 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 23 Mar 2025
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