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Água Longa Commune (Portugal)

Freguesia de Água Longa, Concelho de Santo Tirso, Distrito do Porto

Last modified: 2017-09-22 by klaus-michael schneider
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[Água Longa commune] 2:3 image by António Martins-Tuválkin, 27 July 2017
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About the Flag

It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain yellow field.
Source: this photo
António Martins-Tuválkin, 27 July 2017

Coat of arms

[Água Longa commune CoA] image by Sérgio Horta, 27 July 2017

Shield Azure, issuant from base wavy Argent and Azure of four orders a bridge Argent masoned Sable, in chief a sword Argent hilted Or flanked by two maize ears Or leafed Argent, all set in fess. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll reading in black upper case letters "ÁGUA LONGA - SANTO TIRSO".
Meaning:
The phrase "água longa" means "long water" and its meaning in Portuguese is as unclear in current Portuguese as it is in English; the base wavy of the arms could be canting for this, though. Both probably stand for the Leça River.
Source: this webpage
António Martins-Tuválkin, 27 July 2017

Flag and arms published in the official journal Diário da República: III Série on 24 May 2005
António Martins-Tuválkin, 27 July 2017

Presentation of Água Longa

Água Longa Commune is one of the 14 communes of Santo Tirso Municipality; it had 2207 inhabitants in 2011 and covers 14.9 km².
António Martins-Tuválkin, 27 July 2017

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