Santana Commune (Portugal)

Freguesia de Santana, Concelho de Nisa, Distrito de Portalegre

Last modified: 2016-01-05 by klaus-michael schneider
Keywords: santana(nisa) | plough | fisher's needle | base(wavy) | distaff | lattice | bordure | olive(branch) |
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• About the flag
• Former symbols
• Presentation of Santana

• Nisa Municipality
• Portugal

About the Flag

It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain green field.
Source: here
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 8 Jan 2016

Shield Argent with base wavy of Azure and Argent crowned by black rocks, a plough Vert, in chief a fisher's needle Sable with filament Or. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll with inscription in black initials "SANTANA - NISA".
Meaning:
The needle is representing fishery, the plough agriculture. The base wavy is representing Tijo River and the rocks gold washing.
Source: Nisa municipal webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 8 Jan 2016

Survey emitted by Comissão de Heráldica da Associação dos Arqueólogos Portugueses (CHAAP) on 14 May 2015
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 8 Jan 2016

Former symbols

It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain green field.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 8 Jan 2016

Shield Azure covered by a lattice Or superimposed by a distaff Argent, bordure Or charged with three olive branches Vert fruited Sable. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll with inscription in black initials "FREGUESIA DE SANTANA". ".
Source: here
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 8 Jan 2016

Presentation of Santana

Santana Commune is one of the seven communes of the Nisa municipality (q.v.); it had 404 inhabitants in 2011 and covers 27.3 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 8 Jan 2016

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