Cacém e São Marcos United Commune (Portugal)

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União das Freguesias de Cacém e São Marcos, Concelho de Sintra, Distrito de Lisboa

• Introduction of Cacém e São Marcos United Commune
• Flag
• Coat of Arms
• Presentation of Cacém e São Marcos
• Former Cacém Commune (2001 - 2013)
• Flag
• Coat of Arms
• Presentation of Cacém
• Former São Marco Commune (2001 - 2013)
• Flag
• Coat of Arms
• Presentation of São Marco

• Sintra Municipality
• Agualva-Cacém Commune (until 2001)
• Portugal

Introduction of Cacém e São Marcos United Commune

Both communes were established on 3 July 2001, when the commune of Agualva-Cacém was dissolved, they merged on 29 September 2013.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 19 June 2015

Former Cacém Commune (2001 - 2013)

Flag

The colour of the flag is unknown.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 19 June 2015

Coat of Arms

Shield Or divided by a bend sinister wavy five times divided into Azure and Argent, superimposed by a throughout bridge Sable masoned Argent, in dexter chief a 5-point star Gules, in sinister base a crescent Vert. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll with inscription in black initials: "CACEM".
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 19 June 2015

Presentation of Cacém

Cacém was one of the pre-2013 communes of Sintra Municipality; it had 21 332 inhabitants in 2011 and covered 8.0 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 19 June 2015,

Former São Marcos commune (2001-2013)

Flag

It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain yellow field.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 19 June 2015

Coat of Arms

Shield Purpure a fess wavy Argent charged with a bar wavy Azure, in chief a leopardized, winged lion passant guardant Or nimbed Argent holding a book Argent with his right forepaw, in base a cogwheel Or. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll with inscription in black initials: "S.MARCOS - SINTRA".
Meaning:
The winged lion is an attribute of St. Mark, name giver of the commune and local patron saint.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 19 June 2015

Published in Diário da República: III Série on 19 May 2004
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 19 June 2015

Presentation of São Marcos

São Marcos was one of the pre-2013 communes of Sintra Municipality (q.v.); it had 17 187 inhabitants in 2011 and covered 2.3 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 19 June 2015

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