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Bemposta Commune (Portugal)

Freguesia de Bemposta, Concelho de Mogadouro, Distrito de Bragança

Last modified: 2016-03-27 by klaus-michael schneider
Keywords: bemposta(mogadouro) | bar(wavy) | keys(crossed) | grapevine | olive(branch) |
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[Bemposta (Mogadouro) commune] 2:3 image by Sérgio Horta and Klaus-Michael Schneider, 26 Mar 2016
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About the Flag

It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a field quartered of blue and white.
Source: here
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 26 Mar 2016

Coat of arms

Shield Argent, five bars wavy Azure, over all a pair of crossed keys, the bendy one Or and the sinister bendy one Argent, in base a grapevine Or leaved Argent at dexter and an olive branch Argent fruited Or at sinister. Mural crown Argent with four visible towers (town rank) and white scroll with inscription in black initials "BEMPOSTA - MOGADOURO".
Meaning:
The keys are an attribute of St. Peter.
Source: this webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 26 Mar 2016

Flag and arms published in the official journal Diário da República: II Série on 26 September 2006
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 26 Mar 2016


Presentation of Bemposta

Bemposta Commune is one of the 21 communes of Mogadouro Municipality; it had 602 inhabitants in 2011 and covers 37.1 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 26 Mar 2016


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