Last modified: 2015-10-25 by klaus-michael schneider
Keywords: ribafria(alenquer) | pereiro de palhacana | cherries(bunch) | cross(egyptian) | windmill(wheel) | grapevine |
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![[Ribafria (Alenquer) commune (until 2013)]](../images/p/pt-alqrp-rf.gif)
2:3 image by Sérgio Horta, 23 Aug 2015
It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain blue field.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 23 Aug 2015
Shield Argent, an Egyptian cross Azure between two bunches of cherries Gules leaved Vert. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll with inscription in black initials: "RIBAFRIA - ALENQUER".
Meaning:
The cross is referring to Our Lady of Egypt, the local patron saint. Cherries are the most important agricultural product of the commune.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 23 Aug 2015
Published in Diário da República: III Série on 28 January 1995
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 23 Aug 2015
Ribafria Commune was one of the pre-2013 communes of Alenquer Municipality (q.v.); it had 970 inhabitants in 2011 and covered 9.1 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 23 Aug 2015
![[Pereiro de Palhacana commune (until 2013)]](../images/p/pt-alqrp-pp.gif)
2:3 image by Sérgio Horta, 23 Aug 2015
It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain blue field.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 23 Aug 2015
Shield Argent, a windmill's wheel Sable rigged Azure between two bunches of cherries Gules leaved Vert ordered per fess in chief and a grapevine Purpure leaved Vert in base. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll with inscription in black initials: "PEREIRO DE PALHACANA"
Meaning:
Cherries and vine are the most important agricultural products of the commune. The wheel is representing the heritage of windmills in the Estremadura. Some of them have survived in the commune.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 23 Aug 2015
Published in Diário da República: III Série on 27 January 1995
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 23 Aug 2015
Pereiro de Palhacana Commune was one of the pre-2013 communes of Alenquer Municipality (q.v.); it had 577 inhabitants in 2011 and covered 9.2 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 23 Aug 2015
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