Serro Ventoso Commune (Portugal)

Freguesia de Serro Ventoso, Concelho de Porto de Mós, Distrito de Leiria

Last modified: 2017-02-18 by klaus-michael schneider
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• About the flag
• Presentation of Serro Ventoso

• Porto de Mós Municipality
• Portugal

About the Flag

It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain dark blue field.
Source: here
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 17 Feb 2017

Shield Argent, issuant from base a triplemount Vert charged with three lozenges Or ordered 1:2, in chief two windmill's wheels Sable rigged Azure. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll with inscription in black capitals "SERRO VENTOSO".
Meaning:
The lozenges are representing stonecutters, especially the production of marble. The triplemount is representing the local geography and a punning element, because the name of the commune means something like "draughty, or stormy, ridges". The millstones are referring to the local production of cereals.
Sources: Ralf Hartemink's webpage and here
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 17 Feb 2017

Flag and arms published in the official journal Diário da República: III Série on 12 June 2006
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 17 Feb 2017

Presentation of Serro Ventoso

Serro Ventoso Commune is one of the ten communes of Porto de Mós Municipality; it had 1026 inhabitants in 2011 and covers 34.2 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 17 Feb 2017

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