Sarilhos Grandes Commune (Portugal)

Freguesia de Sarilhos Grandes, Concelho de Montijo, Distrito de Setúbal

Last modified: 2020-04-25 by klaus-michael schneider
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• About the flag
• Presentation of Sarilhos Grandes

• Montijo Municipality
• Portugal

About the Flag

It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a field quartered of blue and white.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 30 Jan 2015

Shield Argent, a base wavy of Azure and Argent, topped by a tidal power station Proper on a meadow Vert, in chief a cross Gules of the Order of St. James, flanked by two triples of wheat ears Vert tied of the same. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll reading in black capitals: "SARILHOS GRANDES".
Meaning:
The region belonged to the Order of St. James, represented by its cross. The wheat is symbolizing the agricultural riches and the rural past of the commune. The power station is an important local building and alludes to the commune#s name (I don't know why however). The base is symbolizing an arm of River Tejo.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 30 Jan 2015

Flag and arms adopted and published in the official journal Diário da República: III Série on 17 October 1997
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 30 Jan 2015

Presentation of Sarilhos Grandes

Sarilhos Grandes Commune is one of the five communes of Montijo Municipality (q.v.); it had 3393 inhabitants in 2011 and covers 12.8 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 30 Jan 2015

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