Mosteiro Commune (Portugal)

Freguesia de Mosteiro, Concelho de Lajes das Flores, Açores

Last modified: 2018-06-19 by klaus-michael schneider
Keywords: mosteiro(lajes das flores) | cow | bell | base(wavy) |
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• About the flag
• Presentation of Mosteiro

• Lajes das Flores Municipality
• Portugal

About the Flag

It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain blue field.
Source: this webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 19 June 2018

Shield Argent with base wavy of Vert and Argent, a Holstein cow statant proper, in chief two bells Azure with bobbins and bell frames Gules, ordered per fess. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll with inscription in black capitals "MOSTEIRO - LAJES DAS FLORES".
Meaning:
The bells are representing a monastery (Port.: mosteiro) and are thus punning, their number refers to the two former villages forming the municipality. The cow is symbolising agriculture, especially rearing of livestock. The base with green waves is symbolising the Atlantic.
Source: this webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 19 June 2018

Flag and arms published in the official journal Diário da República: II Série on 16 July 2012
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 19 June 2018

Presentation of Mosteiro

Mosteiro Commune is one of the seven communes of Lajes das Flores Municipality; it had 43 inhabitants in 2011 and covers 6.2 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 19 June 2018

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