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Santo Amaro Commune (Portugal)

Freguesia de Santo Amaro, Concelho de São Roque do Pico, Açores

[Santo Amaro (São Roque do Pico) commune]

2:3, image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 27 Oct 2014

Santo Amaro Commune

Flag
Coat of Arms
Presentation of Santo Amaro

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Santo Amaro Commune

Flag

It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain blue field.
Source: Sérgio Horta´s webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 27 Oct 2014

Coat of Arms

image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 27 Oct 2014

Shield Argent, in chief a golden goshawk with spread wings, holding an inescutcheon Azure with five plates, a mountain issuant Sable over waves Argent and Vert flanked by a grape bunch Purpure leafed Vert at dexter and a corn cob Gules leafed Vert at sinister, a golden whaling boat in front of the mountain. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll reading in black upper case letters "SANTO AMARO - S.ROQUE DO PICO".
Meaning:
The base wavy is alluding to the sea. The mountain is the Pico, a volcano and the highly visible landmark of the municipality, the boat is representing the dockyards in the past and the former importance of whaling. Grapes and corn are symbolising agriculture and especially viticulture. The goshawk is the symbol of the Azores and can be found in many arms of the archipelago.
Source: Hiperglobal webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 27 Oct 2014

Published in Diário da República: III Série on 25 March 1997
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 27 Oct 2014

Presentation of Santo Amaro

Santo Amaro is one of the five communes of São Roque do Pico Municipality. It had 288 inhabitants in 2011 and covers 12,70 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 27 Oct 2014

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