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![[Pinho commune flag]](../images/p/pt-btcph.gif)
2:3, image by António Martins-Tuválkin, 9 June 2024
It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain green field.
Source: Sérgio Horta´s webpage
António Martins-Tuválkin, 9 June 2024
![[Pinho commune CoA]](../images/p/pt-btcph).gif)
image by Sérgio Horta, 9 June 2024
Shield Or a chevron embattled in base Gules and a pine tree eradicated and fruited Vert over all. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll reading in black upper case serifed letters "PINHO - BOTICAS".
Meaning:
The word pinho is a collective noun in Portuguese, akin to English "pine", refering to its timber, lumber, wood (all senses) and, as a synecdoche, to individual trees (for which is commonly used instead the derivative pinheiro, a common noun). Pine trees, although currently prevalent, were introduced in this region only in the late 19th century, replacing slow growth oak and chestnut with Pinus pinaster for the sawmill industry. It is known that the word pinho in this toponym is much older and its root is Celtic, not Latin, being cognate with regular Portuguese penha, meaning "cliff" or "crag". Therefore, the pine in these arms is partly punning.
Source: Hiperglobal webpage
António Martins-Tuválkin, 9 June 2024
Published in Diário da República: III Série on 13 November 2011, see here
António Martins-Tuválkin, 9 June 2024
Pinho was one of the five communes of Boticas Municipality not affected by the 2013 changes ; it had 328 inhabitants in 2021 and covers 22.37 km².
António Martins-Tuválkin, 9 June 2024
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