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 gyronny (meaning city rank) of red and
white. The coat of arms is azure, a castle argent masoned sable with windows and
doors gules, charged with Portugal ancien, by a wavy
fess argent. Collar of the order
of the Tower and Sword. Mural crown argent with five
visible towers (city rank) and white scroll reading in
black upper case letters "CIDADE DE SANTARÉM".
António Martins, 03 Aug 1999
The fess on the coat of arms stands for the Tagus river, and the castle for the
Santarém castle, naturally.
António Martins, 03 Aug 1999
Santarém municipality had 61 980 inhabitants in 1990,
and it is divided in 28 communes, covering 559 km2. It belongs
to the Santarém District and to the
old province of Ribatejo.
António Martins, 03 Aug 1999
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