This page is part of © FOTW Flags Of The World website

Porto Covo Commune (Portugal)

Freguesia do Porto Covo, Concelho de Sines, Distrito de Setúbal

Last modified: 2014-08-09 by klaus-michael schneider
Keywords: sines | no flag | porto covo | coat of arms (base: wavy) | waves: 3 | garb: 8 ears | island | fish (red) |
Links: FOTW homepage | search | disclaimer and copyright | write us | mirrors



See also:

Porto Covo Commune

Porto Covo commune
image by Sérgio Horta, 13 Jan 2008

External links:

It is a fairly typical portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centered on a plain blue background. Flag and arms adopted and published in the official journal Diário da República : III Série in 1997.05.23.
António Martins, 13 Jan 2008

Arms detail

Porto Covo communal arms
image by Sérgio Horta, 13 Jan 2008

The arms are Or a bundle of eight wheat ears Vert tied Azure and above an island Sable emphasized Argent issuant from a campaign Vert wavy charged with a fess Argent wavy itself charged with a fish Gules endowed. Mural crown argent with three visible towers (commune rank) and white scroll reading in black upper case letters "Porto Covo". Flag and arms adopted and published in the official journal Diário da República : III Série in 1997.05.23: «Armas - Escudo de ouro, molho de oito espigas de trigo verde, atadas de azul; contra-chefe ondeado de verde e prata, de três tiras, sendo a de prata carregada com um peixe de vermelho, nascente do ondeado, ilha de negro realçada de prata. Coroa mural de prata de três torres. Listel branco com a legenda a negro: “PORTO COVO”.» The arms shows a local rocky islet, Ilha do Pessegueiro.
António Martins, 13 Jan 2008

Presentation of Porto Covo Commune

Porto Covo Commune is one of the two communes of the Sines municipality. It had 1116 inhabitants in 2001 and covers 48,73 km².
António Martins, , 13 Jan 2008


back to Sines Communes click here