Santa Cruz Commune (Portugal)

Freguesia de Santa Cruz, Concelho de Lagoa, Açores

Last modified: 2017-01-25 by klaus-michael schneider
Keywords: santa cruz(lagoa) | cross(pommy) | goshawk | lagoon | franciscan cord |
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• About the flag
• Presentation of Santa Cruz

• Lagoa Municipality
• Portugal

About the Flag

It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain blue field.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 23 Jan 2017

Shield Or, a cross pommy Gules between a goshawk Proper I chief and a lagoon Azure semy of wavelets Argent in base, all surrounded by a Franciscan cord Purpure. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll with inscription in black capitals "SANTA CRUZ - LAGOA".
Meaning:
The cross is a canting element.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 23 Jan 2017

Flag and arms published in the official journal Diário da República: III Série on 25 March 1997
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 23 Jan 2017

Presentation of Santa Cruz

Santa Cruz Commune is one of the five communes of Lagoa Municipality; it had 3671 inhabitants in 2011 and covers 14.3 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 23 Jan 2017

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