Abrantes Municipality (Portugal)

Last modified: 2001-08-02 by antonio martins
Keywords: abrantes | coat of arms | bird (black) | birds (4) | fleur de lis | star: 8 points (white) |
Links: FOTW homepage | search | disclaimer and copyright | write us | mirrors

• About the flag
• Version without the coat of arms
• Presentation of Abrantes

• Municipalities of Portugal
• Portugal

The flag is a gyronny in dark blue and dark yellow, with the municipality�s arms at the centre. These consist of a silver mural crown with five towers at the top, a blue shield in the middle and a white scroll below with the name of the city in black. In the shield there is an 8-pointed white star, four yellow �thingies� that I don't really know what they are (could be fleurs-de-lis from the napoleonic invasions. At some time, Abrantes was the headquarters of french troops; Or it can be some agricultural product), and 4 black waterbirds..
Jorge Candeias, 25 Aug 1997

Gyronny of yellow (gold) and (dark) blue.
Jorge Candeias, 08 Jul 1999

This is alfabetically the first municipality in Portugal. Abrantes is a city that belongs to the district of Santar�m and ancient province of Ribatejo. It is located on the right bank of the Tejo river, very close to the geographic centre of Portugal. Main economic resources (as far as I know) are agriculture and transforming industry.
Jorge Candeias, 25 Aug 1997