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Alcains Commune (Portugal)

Freguesia de Alcains, Concelho de Castelo Branco, Distrito de Castelo Branco

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[Alcains commune] 2:3 image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 12 Mar 2016
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About the Flag

It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a field quartered of purple and yellow.
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Klaus-Michael Schneider, 12 Mar 2016

Coat of arms

Shield Purpure, in chief chiseler's tools Argent hilted Or in saltire, superimposed by a paly plummet Argent garnished and hung at filament Sable, in base three cows statant Or ordered 2:1. Mural crown Argent with four visible towers (town rank) and white scroll with inscription in black initials "ALCAINS" (or "VILA DE ALCAINS").
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Klaus-Michael Schneider, 12 Mar 2016

Presentation of Alcains

Alcains Commune is one of the 19 communes of Castelo Branco Municipality; it had 5022 inhabitants in 2011 and covers 37.0 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 12 Mar 2016

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