Last modified: 2016-04-08 by klaus-michael schneider
Keywords: soito | souto(sabugal) | mountain | fess(wavy) | chestnut(tree) |
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![[Soito (Souto) commune]](../images/p/pt-sbgst.gif)
2:3 image by Sérgio Horta, 8 Mar 2016
It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a field quartered of blue and yellow.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 8 Mar 2016
Shield Or, issuant from base a mountain Vert, superimposed by a fess wavy, divided into five alternating barrulets of Argent and Azure, in chief two chestnut trees eradicated Vert fruited Gules ordered per fess. Mural crown Argent with four visible towers (town rank) and white scroll with inscription in black initials "SOITO - SABUGAL"
Meaning:
The green mountain is representing the Serra da Granja, the highest elevation in the commune. The barrulets wavy are symbolizing the abundance of water in the area, especially provided by the Ribeiras of Granja, São João and Bispo. The trees (in source erroneously denoted as oaks) are canting, for the name of the commune means "grove".
Klaus-Michael Schneider and António Martins-Tuválkin, 8 Mar 2016
![[Soito (Souto) commune (1998-2000)]](../images/p/pt-sbgst1.gif)
2:3 image by Sérgio Horta, 8 Mar 2016
It was a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain blue field. The coat of arms was the same like current one, but having a mural crown Argent with just three visible towers(village rank).
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 8 Mar 2016
Flag and arms published in Diário da República: III Série on 21 December 2000, the former symbols in Diário da República: III Série on 12 May 1998
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 8 Mar 2016
Soito (or Souto) Commune is one of the 30 communes of Sabugal Municipality; it had 1224 inhabitants in 2011 and covers 30.4 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 8 Mar 2016
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