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klaus-michael schneider
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![[Pelariga commune flag#1]](../images/p/pt-pblpe.gif) 2:3, image by António Martins-Tuválkin and Sérgio Horta, 26 May 2026 |
![[Pelariga commune flag#2]](../images/p/pt-pblpe2.gif) 2:3, image by António Martins-Tuválkin and Sérgio Horta, 26 May 2026 |
It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a field quartered of yellow and red.
Sources: Sérgio Horta´s webpage and this image
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 31 July 2016
![[Pelriga commune CoA]](../images/p/pt-pblpe).gif)
image by António Martins-Tuválkin and Sérgio Horta,
Shield Vert, issuant from base a quintuple mount Or, charged with a barrulet Azure, in chief a Paschal Lamb couchant.
Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll with inscription in black capitals
"PELARIGA - POMBAL" (see left flag imageabove) or "FREGUESIA DE PELARIGA - POMBAL" (see right flag imageabove)
Meaning:
The Paschal Lamb usually is an attribute of St. John the Baptist.
Source: Ralf Hartemink´s webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 31 July 2016
Published in Diário da República: III Série on 7 February 2003, see here
António Martins-Tuválkin, 26 May 2026
Pelariga Commune is one of the 13 communes of Pombal Municipality; it had 2012 inhabitants in 2021 and covers 24,65 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 31 July 2016
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