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It is a typical Portuguese municipal flag, with the coat of arms centered on background quartered (town rank),
of yellow and green.
Source: Sérgio Horta´s webpage
António Martins-Tuválkin, 26 July 2007
2:3 image by Sérgio Horta, 26 July 2007 |
2:3 image by Sérgio Horta, 7 Apr 2024 |
The arms are Or between two towers Sable a sweet chestnut tree Vert trunked and eradicated Sable and on a bordure Sable eight chestnut Or open (see left image above) or closed (see right image above). Mural crown argent with four visible towers (town rank) and white scroll reading in black upper case letters"VILA DE ALIJÓ".
António Martins-Tuválkin, 26 July 2007
Published in Diário do Governo : I Série on 8 June 1932
António Martins-Tuválkin, 1 Jan 2010
Alijó municipality had 14 320 inhabitants in 2001 and consists of 19 communes covering 297,57 km². It is part of Vila Real District, traditional province and 1999 ref. adm. region Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, C.C.R. / NUTS II Norte and NUTS III Douro.
António Martins-Tuválkin, 26 July 2007
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