Várzea dos Cavaleiros Commune (Portugal)

Freguesia de Várzea dos Cavaleiros, Concelho de Sertã, Distrito de Castelo Branco

Last modified: 2018-03-07 by klaus-michael schneider
Keywords: varzea dos cavaleiros | fess(wavy) | spurs | keys(crossed) |
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• About the flag
• Presentation of Várzea dos Cavaleiros

• Sertã Municipality
• Portugal

About the Flag

It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain yellow field.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 6 Mar 2018

Shield Vert; a fess wavy Azure fimbriated Argent; in chief two keys in saltire tied Gules, one of them Or and the other Argent; in base a pair of spurs Argent tied Or. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll with inscription in black capitals "VÁRZEA DOS CAVALEIROS".
Meaning:
Fess wavy and spurs together are canting, as the commune's name means "water meadow of the riders". The crossed keys are an attribute of St. Peter, the local patron saint.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 6 Mar 2018

Flag and arms published in the official journal Diário da República: III Série on 22 March 2000
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 6 Mar 2018

Presentation of Várzea dos Cavaleiros

Várzea dos Cavaleiros Commune is one of the ten communes of Sertã Municipality; it had 820 inhabitants in 2011 and covers 32.9 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 6 Mar 2018

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