Santa Maria Maior Commune (Portugal)

Freguesia de Santa Maria Maior, Concelho de Chaves, Distrito de Vila Real

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Santa Maria Maior

Flag

It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain white field.
Source: Sérgio Horta´s webpage
António Martins-Tuválkin, 28 Apr 2024

Coat of Arms

Shield Azure with base wavy Argent and Azure wavy of four a fountain Or effervescing Argent flanked by two Roman swords Or in pale, on chief a coronet Or. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll reading in black upper case serifed letters "SANTA MARIA MAIOR - CHAVES".
Source: Hiperglobal webpage
António Martins-Tuválkin, 28 Apr 2024

Published in Diário da República: III Série on 14 October 2000
António Martins-Tuválkin, 28 Apr 2024

Presentation of Santa Maria Maior

Santa Maria Maior was one of the 30 communes of Chaves Municipality not affected by the 2013 changes ; it had 11 408 inhabitants in 2021 and covers 5,63 km². It contains mostly the central and southern urban area of Chaves city, the northern borough of Cocanha being the separate former commune of Santa Cruz/Trindade, joined to Sanjurge in 2012.
António Martins-Tuválkin, 28 Apr 2024

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