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Águas Belas Commune (Portugal)

Freguesia de Águas Belas, Concelho de Sabugal, Distrito de da Guarda

Last modified: 2016-03-03 by klaus-michael schneider
Keywords: aguas belas(sabugal) | bar(wavy) | cross(templar) | amphora |
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[Águas Belas (Sabugal) commune] 2:3 image by Sérgio Horta, 2 Mar 2016
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About the Flag

It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain blue field.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 2 Mar 2016

Coat of arms

Shield Argent, a bar wavy Azure, in chief an orbicular cross Gules, in base an amphora Purpure. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll with inscription in black initials "ÁGUAS BELAS - SABUGAL".
Meaning:
The cross is alluding to the Order of Templars. The amphora is an attribute of St. Mary Magdalen, the local patron saint.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 2 Mar 2016

Flag and arms published in the official journal Diário da República: III Série on 16 March 1997
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 2 Mar 2016

Presentation of Águas Belas

Águas Belas Commune is one of the 30 communes of Sabugal Municipality; it had 175 inhabitants in 2011 and covers 14.1 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 2 Mar 2016

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