Cabril Commune (Portugal)

Freguesia de Cabril, Concelho de Pampilhosa da Serra, Distrito de Coimbra

Last modified: 2017-02-25 by klaus-michael schneider
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• About the flag
• Presentation of Cabril

• Pampilhosa da Serra Municipality
• Portugal

About the Flag

It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain red field.
Sources: this image and Pampilhosa da Serra municipal pages
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 18 Feb 2017

Shield Or, two corn cobs Gules leaved Vert ordred per fess, in chief a dog passant Sable, holding a torch Sable flamed Gules by his erected muzzle, issuant from base a mount Vert, charged with a goat passant. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll with inscription in black capitals "CABRIL - PAMPILHOSA DA SERRA".
Meaning:
The goat (Port.: cabra) is a canting element, because the commune's name means "corral of goats".
Sources: this webpage and Pampilhosa da Serra municipal pages
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 18 Feb 2017

Flag and arms published in the official journal Diário da República: III Série on 21 June 2005
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 18 Feb 2017

Presentation of Cabril

Cabril Commune is one of the eight communes of Pampilhosa da Serra Municipality; it had 231 inhabitants in 2011 and covers 34.5 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 18 Feb 2017

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