Moraleja (Municipality, Extremadura, Spain)

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Flag of Moraleja - Image by Ivan Sache, 21 March 2020

• Presentation of Moraleja
• Flag of Moraleja

See also:

• Spain
• Extremadura (Autonomous Community, Spain)
• Province of Cáceres (Extremadura, Autonomous Community, Spain)

Presentation of Moraleja

The municipality of Moraleja (6,750 inhabitants in 2019, therefore the 8th most populated municipality in the province; 12,454 ha) is located 90 km north of Cáceres and 20 km north-west of Coria. The municipality is composed of the town of Moraleja and the depopulated colonization nuclei of Cañadas, Malladas, Pedrizas, Rozacorderos and Porciones. Vegaviana separated from Moraleja in 2009 to form an independent municipality.

Ivan Sache, 21 March 2020

Flag of Moraleja

The flag (photo, photo) and arms of Moraleja, adopted on 31 January and 25 April 1995 by the Municipal Council and validated on 7 March and 17 May 1995 by the Assessing Council of Honors and Distinctions of the Government of Extremadura, are prescribed by an Order issued on 25 May 1995 by the Government of Extremadura and published on 8 June 1995 in the official gazette of Extremadura, No. 67, pp. 2,682-2,683 (text).
The symbols are described as follows:

Flag: Rectangular, in proportions 2:3. Composed of two equal vertical stripes, red at hoist and yellow at fly. Charged in the center with the crowned municipal coat of arms.
Coat of arms: Per fess, 1a. Gules a castle or, 1b. Or a castle gules, 2. Argnt a lion rampant gules. The shield surmounted by a Royal crown closed.

Ivan Sache, 21 March 2020