Last modified: 2015-07-18 by klaus-michael schneider
Keywords: sabacheira | base(wavy) | bridge | windmill(wheel) | wheel(bladed) | cross(templar) |
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2:3 image by Sérgio Horta, 14 July 2015
It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain green field.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 14 July 2015
Shield Argent with base wavy of Azure and Argent, crowned by a 3-arched bridge Sable, above a windmill's wheel Sable rigged Vert at dexter and a bladed wheel Gules at sinister, in central chief a rounded cross patty Gules. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll with inscription in black initials: "SABACHEIRA".
Meaning:
The bladed wheel usually is an attribute of St. Catherine, but the local patron saint is Our Lady of Immaculate Conception. The cross is alluding to the Order of the Templars.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 14 July 2015
Flag and arms published in the official journal Diário da República: III Série on 23 July 2001
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 14 July 2015
Sabacheira Commune is one of the 11 communes of the Tomar municipality (q.v.); it had 955 inhabitants in 2011 and covers 34.3 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 14 July 2015
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