Quinta Grande Commune (Portugal)

Freguesia de Quinta Grande, Concelho de Câmara de Lobos, Madeira

Last modified: 2024-05-04 by klaus-michael schneider
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• Quinta Grande Commune
• Flag
• Coat of Arms
• Presentation of Quinta Grande

• Câmara de Lobos Municipality
• Portugal

Quinta Grande Commune

Flag

It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain green field.
Source: Sergio Horta´s webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 30 Apr 2024

Coat of Arms

Coat of Arms: Shield Argent with base wavy of Vert and Argent, a bunch of six rye ears Vert tied Gules. Mural crown Argent with visible three towers (village rank) and white scroll with inscription in black capitals: "QUINTA GRANDE".
Meaning:
The commune's name means something like "big estate" or "big farm". The rye ears are stressing the rural character, the green base wavy is symbolizing the narrow stripe of the Atlantic, belonging to the commune.
Source: this webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 18 Sep 2016

Flag and arms published in the official journal Diário da República: II Série on 18 Oct 2011
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 18 Sep 2016

Presentation of Quinta Grande

Quinta Grande Commune is one of the five communes of the Câmara de Lobos municipality; it had 2099 inhabitants in 2011 and covers 3.9 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 18 Sep 2016

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