Sete Cidades Commune (Portugal)

Freguesia de Sete Cidades, Concelho de Ponta Delgada, Açores

Last modified: 2017-01-21 by klaus-michael schneider
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• About the flag
• Presentation of Sete Cidades

• Ponta Delgada Municipality
• Portugal

About the Flag

It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain red field.
Source: municipal webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 19 Jan 2017

Shield Or with base wavy of Azure over Vert, semy of wavelets Argent, issuant from base a throughout bridge Sable masoned Argent, having seven arches, in chief a crozier Gules, flanked by two charcoals Sable, glowing Gules. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll with inscription in black capitals "SETE CIDADES".
Meaning:
The name of the commune means "seven cities". Thus the number of arches probably refers to the number of cities. The base wavy refers to a mixture of sweetwater (blue) and saltwater (green), although the commune has no access to the sea.
Source: this webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 19 Jan 2017

Flag and arms published in the official journal Diário da República: II Série on 25 November 2008
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 19 Jan 2017

Presentation of Sete Cidades

Sete Cidades Commune is one of the 24 communes of Ponta Delgada Municipality; it had 793 inhabitants in 2011 and covers 19.2 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 19 Jan 2017

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