Carvalhal Commune (Portugal)

Freguesia de Carvalhal, Concelho de Sertã, Distrito de Castelo Branco

Last modified: 2018-03-04 by klaus-michael schneider
Keywords: carvalhal(serta) | oak | blackbird | bend sinister(wavy) |
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• About the flag
• Presentation of Carvalhal

• Sertã Municipality
• Portugal

About the Flag

It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain green field.
Source: communal webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 3 Mar 2018

Shield Argent, a bend sinister Azure, charged with a bendlet sinister wavy Argent, in dexter chief a blackbird statant, eyed and beaked Or, in sinister base an eradicated oak Vert. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll with inscription in black capitals "CARVALHAL - SERTÃ".
Meaning:
The oak tree (Port.: carvalho) is a canting element. The bend sinister is representing Zêzere River, which is filling several water reservoirs around the village.
Source: communal webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 3 Mar 2018

Flag and arms published in the official journal Diário da República: III Série on 5 February 2002
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 3 Mar 2018

Presentation of Carvalhal

Carvalhal Commune is one of the ten communes of Sertã Municipality; it had 465 inhabitants in 2011 and covers 9.8 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 3 Mar 2018

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