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Benquerença Commune (Portugal)

Freguesia de Benquerença, Concelho de Penamacor, Distrito de Castelo Branco

Last modified: 2015-10-25 by klaus-michael schneider
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[Benquerença commune] 2:3 image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 31 July 2015
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About the Flag

It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain green field.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 31 July 2015

Coat of arms

Shield Argent with base wavy of Azure and Argent, plough Sable, an olive branch Vert fruited Sable in chief. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll with inscription in black initials: "BENQUERENÇA"
Sources: here (flag) and here (coat of arms)
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 31 July 2015

Flag and arms published in the official journal Diário da República: III Série on 12 September 2002
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 31 July 2015

Presentation of Benquerença

Benquerença Commune is one of the nine communes of the Penamacor municipality (q.v.); it had 575 inhabitants in 2011 and covers 28.7 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 31 July 2015

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