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San Esteban del Molar (Municipality, Castilla y León, Spain)

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Flag of San Esteban del Molar - Image by Ivan Sache, 29 November 2010


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Presentation of San Esteban del Molar

The municipality of San Esteban del Molar (151 inhabitants in 2009; 2,499 ha) is located in the northeast of Zamora Province, 65 km from Zamora.
The village was once known as El Molar de San Esteban, referring to a grain mill.

Ivan Sache, 29 November 2010


Symbols of San Esteban del Molar

The flag and arms of San Esteban del Molar (uofficial blog) are prescribed by a Decree adopted on 27 April 2006 by the Municipal Council, signed on the same day by the Mayor, and published on 17 May 2006 in the official gazette of Castilla y León, No. 94, p. 9,338 (text).
The symbols are described as follows:

Flag: Rectangular flag, in proportions 2:3, made of a white panel with a red cross throughout, of 1/5 the hoist, on the intersection of the cross' arms a red circular crown.
Coat of arms: Gules a mill wheel argent orled with two palms or. The shield surmounted by a Royal crown closed.

The coat of arms must be a rebus of the village name, the martyr's palms recalling St. Stephen (San Esteban) and the wheel a mill (molar).

Ivan Sache, 29 November 2010