This page is part of © FOTW Flags Of The World website

Madalena e Beselga United Commune (Portugal)

União das Freguesias de Madalena e Beselga, Concelho de Tomar, Distrito de Santarém

Last modified: 2015-10-25 by klaus-michael schneider
Keywords: madalena(tomar) | fess | amphora | olive(tree) | beselga(tomar) | bridge | keys(crossed) | base(wavy) |
Links: FOTW homepage | search | disclaimer and copyright | write us | mirrors


See also:

Former Madalena commune (until 2013)

[Madalena(Tomar) commune (until 2013)] 2:3 image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 14 July 2015

It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain blue field.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 14 July 2015

Coat of arms

[Madalena (Tomar) commune CoA] image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 14 July 2015

Shield Or parted by a fess Argent masoned Sable and fimbriated Gules, in central chief an amphora Azure, in base an eradicated olive tree Vert fruited Sable. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll with inscription in black initials: "MADALENA - TOMAR".
Meaning:
The masoned and fimbriated fess is representing a local Roman road. The amphora is an attribute of St. Maria Magdalen, the local patron saint.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 14 July 2015

Published in Diário da República: III Série on 10 September 1997
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 14 July 2015

Presentation of Madalena

Madalena Commune was one of the pre-2013 communes of Tomar Municipality (q.v.); it had 3239 inhabitants in 2011 and covered 30.6 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 14 July 2015

Former Beselga commune (until 2013)

[Beselga commune (until 2013)] 2:3 image by Sérgio Horta, 14 July 2015

It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain white field.
António Martins-Tuválkin, 25 May 2009

Coat of arms

[Beselga (Tomar) commune CoA] image by Sérgio Horta, 25 May 2009

The arms are Vert a bridge Argent throughout masoned Sable issuant from a base wavy Argent charged with two bendlets wavy Azure and in chief two keys crossed per saltire Or sinister bendy over Argent bendy. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll reading in black upper case letters "BESELGA - TOMAR"
Meaning:
The keys are an attribute of St. Peter.
António Martins-Tuválkin, 25 May 2009

Published in Diário da República: III Série on 27 May 2003
António Martins-Tuválkin, 25 May 2009

Presentation of Beselga

Beselga Commune was one of the pre-2013 communes of Tomar Municipality (q.v.); it had 751 inhabitants in 2011 and covered 13.7 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 15 Aug 2014

back to Tomar Communes click here