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Salão Commune (Portugal)

Freguesia de Salão, Concelho de Horta, Açores

Last modified: 2018-07-18 by klaus-michael schneider
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[Salão commune] 2:3 image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 19 July 2018
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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.
Source: communal webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 19 July 2018

Coat of arms

Shield Or; an anchor Sable; in chief a heraldic rose Gules, barbed Vert and seeded Or; in base two triplets of wheat ears Vert crossed per saltire. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll with inscription in black capitals "SALÃO - HORTA".
Source: communal webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 19 July 2018

Flag and arms published in the official journal Diário da República: III Série on 27 April 1999
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 19 July 2018


Presentation of Salão

Salão Commune is one of the 13 communes of Horta Municipality; it had 401 inhabitants in 2011 and covers 11.8 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 19 July 2018


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