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Outeiro Seco Commune (Portugal)

Freguesia de Outeiro Seco, Concelho de Chaves, Distrito de Vila Real

Last modified: 2024-05-19 by klaus-michael schneider
Keywords: outeiro seco | sword and scales |
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[Outeiro Seco commune flag] 2:3, image by António Martins-Tuválkin, 22 Apr 2024
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Outeiro Seco Commune

Flag

It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain field.
Source: Sérgio Horta´s webpage
António Martins-Tuválkin, 22 Apr 2024

Coat of Arms


[Outeiro Seco commune CoA] image by Sérgio Horta, 22 Apr 2024

Shield Sable a sword flambant Or in pale holding a scales Argent, flanked by two milk jugs Or, in base a Romanic portal Or, everything set per cross. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers(village rank) and white scroll in short toponym style reading in black upper case serifed letters "OUTEIRO SECO".
Meaning:
Sword and scales are attributes of St. Michael, the local patron saint.
Source: Hiperglobal webpage
António Martins-Tuválkin, 22 Apr 2024

Published in Diário da República: II Série on 29 June 2020, see here
António Martins-Tuválkin, 22 Apr 2024

Presentation of Outeiro Seco

Outeiro Seco was one of the 30 communes of Chaves Municipality not affected by the 2013 changes ; it had 849 inhabitants in 2021 and covers 15,21 km².
António Martins-Tuválkin, 22 Apr 2024

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