Fornos de Algodres Municipality (Portugal)

Concelho de Fornos de Algodres, Distrito da Guarda

Last modified: 2014-10-25 by klaus-michael schneider
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• About the Flag
• Version without Coat of Arms
• Presentation of Fornos de Algodres

• Fornos de Algodres Communes
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• Page about Fornos de Algodres at the Portuguese Municipalities’s Association website (incl. image of the arms)
  reported by António Martins, 18 Nov 2001

About the Flag

It is a fairly typical Portuguese municipal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a field quartered green over yellow..

António Martins-Tuválkin, 13 Nov 1998

The Arms are Argent, a vine grapole fruited Purpure and leaved Vert, cornered by four corn cobs Or. Mural Argent crown with four visible towers and white scroll reading "VILA DE FORNOS DE ALGODRES" in black capitals.
António Martins-Tuválkin, 13 Nov 1998

Flag and arms adopted and published in Diário do Governo : I Série on 11 January 1937
António Martins-Tuválkin, 13 Nov 1998

Version without Coat of Arms

Presentation of Fornos de Algodres

Fornos de Algodres is a medium sized town, capital of a municipality with 131 km² and 6160 inhabitants in 12 communes. It is located currently in the Guarda district, traditionally in Beira Alta province and will be integrated into the region Beira Interior.
António Martins-Tuválkin, 13 Nov 1998

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