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2:3 image by Sérgio Horta, 18 Mar 2007
It is a fairily typical portuguese municipal flag,
with the coat of arms centered on a background
white and red gyronny (city
rank). These arms and flag were adopted upon the upgrade of the
municipality seat to city status in 1988.03.11 (though apparently not made
official yet) and are a trivial change of the former arms and
flag.
António Martins-Tuválkin, 17 Mar 2007
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The arms are Vert on a counterchief wavy of Argent and Vert semy of fish
Sable and below a Christian king’s head in dexter chief and a Moorish
king’s head in sinister chief a sailship Gules dressed Argent casting a net Or
over the waves. Mural crown argent with five visible towers
(city rank) and white scroll reading in black
upper case letters "Vila Real de Santo António".
Meaning:
Both heads are typical for many communes located in the Algarve.
António Martins-Tuválkin, 17 Mar 2007
Adopted and published in the official journal
Diário do Governo : I
Série in 1932.07.02; these included the
usual town attributes, four visible crown tower,
and a quartered background of white and red.
António Martins-Tuválkin, 17 Mar 2007
Vila Real de Santo António municipality had 17 956 inhabitants
in 2001 and consists of 3 communes covering
57,53 km². It is part of Faro District,
traditional province, 1999 ref. adm. region, current C.C.R. / NUTS II, and
NUTS III Algarve.
António Martins-Tuválkin, 25 Jan 2007
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