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Serpa United Commune (Portugal)

União das Freguesias de Serpa (Salvador e Santa Maria), Concelho de Serpa, Distrito de Beja

Last modified: 2015-02-14 by klaus-michael schneider
Keywords: salvador(serpa) | santa maria(serpa) | basket | wheat(garb) | imperial globe | crown(marian) | bridge | wall |
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Introduction

The communes of Salvador and Santa Maria merged in 2013 forming a united commune with official name: Serpa (Salvador e Santa Maria). The town hall had already been right on the border between the two former communes.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 8 Feb 2015

Former Salvador Commune (-2013)

[Salvador(Serpa) commune (-2013)] 2:3 image by Sérgio Horta, 4 Feb 2015

It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain yellow field.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 4 Feb 2015

Coat of arms

[Salvador(Serpa) commune CoA (-2013)] image by Sérgio Horta, 4 Feb 2015

Shield Gules, two wheat sheaves Or tied Argent, in base a basket with handle Or, filled with a load of olives Sable, in central chief an imperial globe Or. Mural crown with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll reading in black capitals: "SERPA - SALVADOR".
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 4 Feb 2015

Published in Diário da República: III Série on 19 December 2002
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 4 Feb 2015

Presentation of Salvador

Salvador Commune was one of the pre-2013 communes of Serpa Municipality (q.v.); it had 4365 inhabitants in 2011 and covered 288.82 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 4 Feb 2015

Former Santa Maria Commune (-2013)

[Santa Maria(Serpa) commune (-2013)] 2:3 image by Sérgio Horta, 4 Feb 2015

It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain yellow field.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 4 Feb 2015

Coat of arms

[Santa Maria(Serpa) commune CoA (-2013)] image by Sérgio Horta, 4 Feb 2015

Shield Gules, in base a wall Argent masoned Sable and crowned by a bridge Argent garnished Sable and having five archs. In central chief a Marian crown Or. Mural crown with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll reading in black capitals: "SERPA - SANTA MARIA".
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 4 Feb 2015

Published in Diário da República: III Série on 28 January 2003
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 4 Feb 2015

Presentation of Santa Maria

Santa Maria Commune was one of the pre-2013 communes of Serpa Municipality (q.v.); it had 1868 inhabitants in 2011 and covers 154.33 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 4 Feb 2015

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