Last modified: 2015-02-21 by klaus-michael schneider
Keywords: reguengos de monsaraz(freguesia) | barrulets(10) | rhomb | grapevine | wheat(sheaf) | cross | acorn |
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2:3 image by Sérgio Horta, 19 Feb 2015
It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain yellow field.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 19 Feb 2015
Shield divided by ten barrulets alternating Gules and Argent and charged with a rhomb Or charged with: an acorn cross Gules in chief, a wheat sheaf Vert tied Gules in base, and a grapevine Purpure leaved Vert at either flank. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll reading in black initials: "FREGUESIA DE REGUENGOS DE MONSARAZ".
Meaning:
The name of the commune means: "royal domains of Monsaraz". The cross with acorns is the usual attribute of St. Anthony (Portuguese: Santo António), the local Patron saint. The rhomb might be the shield of a female.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 19 Feb 2015
Published in Diário da República: III Série on 19 June 2001
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 19 Feb 2015
Reguengos de Monsaraz Commune is one of the four communes of Reguengos de Monsaraz Municipality (q.v.); it had 7261 inhabitants in 2011 and covers 101.54 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 19 Feb 2015
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