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Pegarinhos Commune (Portugal)

Freguesia de Pegarinhos, Concelho de Alijó, Distrito de Vila Real

Last modified: 2024-05-17 by klaus-michael schneider
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[Pegarinhos (Alijó) commune flag] 2:3, image by António Martins-Tuválkin, 26 Mar 2024
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Pegarinhos Commune

Flag

It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain yellow field.
Source: Sérgio Horta´s webpage
António Martins-Tuválkin, 26 Mar 2024

Coat of Arms


[Pegarinhos (Alijó) commune CoA] image by Sérgio Horta, 26 Mar 2024

Shield Sable an eradicated almond tree Argent fruited Or, in chief two masks being at dexter a tragedy mask Argent and at sinister a comedy mask Or. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) nd white scroll reading in black upper case serifed letters "PEGARINHOS - ALIJÓ"
Meaning:
The symbology given here for the masks is about local cultural associations, with the almond tree standing for local agriculture and scenic beauty.
Source: Hiperglobal webpage
António Martins-Tuválkin, 26 Mar 2024

Published in Diário da República: III Série on 13 January 2001
António Martins-Tuválkin, 26 Mar 2024

Presentation of Pegarinhos

Pegarinhos was one of the ten communes of Alijó Municipality not affected by the 2013 changes ; it had 394 inhabitants in 2021 and covers 18,78 km².
António Martins-Tuválkin, 26 Mar 2024


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