Ferreira do Z�zere Municipality (Portugal)

Last modified: 2001-09-14 by antonio martins
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It is a quite typical portuguese municipal flag, with the coat of arms centered on a background quarterly (meaning town rank) of red and yellow. The coat of arms is argent on a fess sable three ears of wheath, in dexter chief a �templar� cross, in sinister chief a Christ Knight�s Order cross, in point a wavy fess azure. Mural crown argent with four visible towers (town rank) and white scroll reading in black upper case letters "VILA DE FERREIRA DO Z�ZERE".
Ant�nio Martins, 19 Jul 1999

"Ferreira" relates to a blacksmith or to his shop (not refered on the coat of arms), "do" means "of the", and "Z�zere" is the name of a river (largest tributary of the Tagus on portuguese territory), depicted on the coat of arms by a wavy fess. The other charges refer to the local importance of wheat (?) and to the Orders Templar and of Christ�s Knights.
Ant�nio Martins, 19 Jul 1999

Ferreira do Z�zere municipality had 9650 inhabitants in 1990, and it is divided in 9 communes, covering 189 km². It belongs to the Santar�m District and to the old province of Ribatejo.
Ant�nio Martins, 19 Jul 1999