Pelariga Commune (Portugal)

Freguesia de Pelariga, Concelho de Pombal, Distrito de Leiria

Last modified: 2016-08-06 by klaus-michael schneider
Keywords: pelariga | quintuple mount | paschal lamb |
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• About the flag
• Presentation of Pelariga

• Pombal Municipality
• Portugal

About the Flag

It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a field quartered of yellow and red.
Source: communal webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 31 July 2016

Shield Vert, issuant from base a quintuple mount Or, charged with a barrulet Azure, in chief a Paschal Lamb couchant. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll with inscription in black capitals "PELARIGA - POMBAL".
Meaning:
The Paschal lamb usually is an attribute of St. John the Baptist.
Source: Ralf Hartemink's webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 31 July 2016

Assessment made on 7 August 2002 and published (?) on 7 October 2002
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 31 July 2016

Presentation of Pelariga

Pelariga Commune is one of the 13 communes of Pombal Municipality; it had 2176 inhabitants in 2011 and covers 24.7 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 31 July 2016

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