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Salga Commune (Portugal)

Freguesia de Salga, Concelho de Nordeste, Açores

Last modified: 2018-07-16 by klaus-michael schneider
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[Salga commune] 2:3 image by Sérgio Horta, 16 Aug 2010
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About the Flag

It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a quartered green and white field.
António Martins-Tuválkin, 16 Aug 2010

Coat of arms

[Salga commune CoA] image by Sérgio Horta, 16 Aug 2010

The arms are Argent three maize husk flowers Vert set in fess and between an iris Vert with three flowers Purpure in chief and a cow Sable spotted Argent. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll reading in black upper case letters "SALGA - NORDESTE".

Source: this webpage
António Martins-Tuválkin, 16 Aug 2010

Flag and arms adopted and published in the official journal Diário da República: III Série on 3 February 2004
António Martins-Tuválkin, 16 Aug 2010

Presentation of Salga

Salga Commune is one of the nine communes of Nordeste Municipality ; it had 488 inhabitants in 2011 and covers 7.7 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 15 July 2018

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