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Colos Commune (Portugal)

Freguesia de Colos, Concelho de Odemira, Distrito de Beja

Last modified: 2015-12-05 by klaus-michael schneider
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[Colos commune] 2:3 image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 27 Nov 2015
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About the Flag

It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a field quartered of red and white.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 27 Nov 2015

Coat of arms

Shield Argent, issuant from base three peaks Vert, in chief a cross fleury fitchy Gules. Mural crown Argent with four visible towers (town rank) and white scroll with inscription in black initials "COLOS".
Meaning:
The cross is alluding to the Knights' Order of Santiago.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 27 Nov 2015

Flag and arms published in the official journal Diário da República: III Série on 27 May 1999
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 27 Nov 2015

Presentation of Colos

Colos Commune is one of the 13 communes of the Odemira municipality (q.v.); it had 1005 inhabitants in 2011 and covers 106.3 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 27 Nov 2015

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