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Keywords: mertola(freguesia) | fess(wavy) | rowing boat | castle(red) | flower | 
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![[Mértola commune]](../images/p/pt-mtlmt.gif) 2:3 image by Sérgio Horta, 12 Nov 2015
2:3 image by Sérgio Horta, 12 Nov 2015
It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain red field.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 12 Nov 2015 
Shield Argent, a fess wavy Azure charged with a rowing boat Or, in chief a castle Gules masoned Sable flanked by two flowers Purpure seeded Or, in base a crescent recumbent Vert. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll with inscription in black initials  "MÉRTOLA"
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 12 Nov 2015 
Flag and arms published in the official journal Diário da República: III Série on 8 June 1996 
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 12 Nov 2015 
Mértola Commune is one of the seven communes of the Mértola municipality (q.v.); it had 2824 inhabitants in 2011 and covers 318.1 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 12 Nov 2015 
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