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Escalos de Baixo e Mata United Commune (Portugal)

Last modified: 2018-07-07 by klaus-michael schneider
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União das Freguesias de Escalos de Baixo e Mata, Concelho de Castelo Branco, Distrito de Castelo Branco

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Former Escalos de Baixo commune (until 2013)

[Escalos de Baixo commune (until 2013)] 2:3 image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 7 July 2018

It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain green field.
Source: communal webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 7 July 2018

Coat of arms

[Escalos de Baixo commune CoA (until 2013)] image located by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 13 Mar 2016

Shield Argent, a well Sable with two fountains Azure, flanked by two olive branches Vert fruited Sable, in base a sheep statant Sable. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll with inscription in black initials "ESCALOS DE BAIXO".
Sources: this webpage and here
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 13 Mar 2016

Published in Diário da República: III Série on 19 August 2002
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 13 Mar 2016

Presentation of Escalos de Baixo

Escalos de Baixo Commune was one of the pre-2013 communes of Castelo Branco Municipality; it had 746 inhabitants in 2011 and covered 46.1 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 13 Mar 2016

Former Mata commune (until 2013)

[Mata (Castelo Branco) commune (until 2013)] 2:3 image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 7 July 2018

It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain red field.
Source: communal webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 7 July 2018

Coat of arms

[Mata (Castelo Branco) commune CoA (until 2013)] 2:3 image by Sérgio Horta, 13 Mar 2016

Shield Argent, a winged dragon rampant Gules garnished Or, surrounded by a branch of blackberry Vert fruited Gules. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll with inscription in black initials "MATA - CASTELO BRANCO".
Source: this webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 13 Mar 2016

Published in Diário da República: III Série on 2 July 2003
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 13 Mar 2016

Presentation of Mata

Mata Commune was one of the pre-2013 communes of Castelo Branco Municipality; it had 470 inhabitants in 2011 and covered 24.0 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 13 Mar 2016

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