Last modified: 2015-06-23 by klaus-michael schneider
Keywords: s. joao das lampas | terrugem(sintra) | disc(red) | wheat(sheaf) | paschal lamb | cogwheel | bridge | man(head) | grapevine |
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![[São João das Lampas commune (until 2013)]](../images/p/pt-sntst-sl.gif)
2:3 image by Sérgio Horta, 20 June 2015
It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain green field.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 20 June 2015
Shield Vert, a disc Gules fimbriated Or charged with a Paschal Lamb, in chief a cogwheel Or at dexter and a wheat sheaf Or tied Gules at sinister, in base a bridge Argent with one arch masoned Sable and issuant from a base wavy of Argent, Azure and Vert. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll with inscription in black initials: "SÃO JOÃO DAS LAMPAS".
Meaning:
The Paschal Lamb is an attribute of St. John the Baptist, the local patron saint. Cogwheel and sheaf are symbolizing industry and agriculture. The bridge is representing a local bridge being part of the cultural heritage and is also symbolizing the importance of the bridge for goods and passenger traffic. The green basic colour is symbolizing the rural character and the natural preserve of Sintra-Cascais. The green wave is representing the Atlantic.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 20 June 2015
Published in Diário da República: III Série on 20 February 1996
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 20 June 2015
São João das Lampas Commune was one of the pre-2013 communes of Sintra Municipality (q.v.); it had 11 392 inhabitants in 2011 and covered 57.7 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 20 June 2015
![[Terrugem commune (until 2013)]](../images/p/pt-sntst-te.gif)
2:3 image by Sérgio Horta, 20 June 2015
It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain red field.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 20 June 2015
Shield Or, a torteaux charged with a man's head Proper, flanked in chief by a wheat sheaf Vert tied Gules at dexter and a grapevine Purpure leaved Vert at sinister, in base a bar wavy Azure charged with a barrulet wavy Argent. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll with inscription in black initials: "TERRUGEM - SINTRA".
Meaning:
Head and torteaux - a disc Gules - are representing the bloody plate carrying the head of St. John the Baptist, who is the local patron saint as St. John the Beheaded. Sheaf and grapevine are symbolizing agriculture and viticulture.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 20 June 2015
Published in Diário da República: III Série on 20 December 1997
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 20 June 2015
Terrugem Commune was one of the pre-2013 communes of Sintra Municipality (q.v.); it had 5113 inhabitants in 2011 and covered 23.3 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 20 June 2015
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