Last modified: 2016-03-24 by klaus-michael schneider
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![[Ninho do Açor commune (until 2013)]](../images/p/pt-ctbns-na.gif)
2:3 image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 14 Mar 2016
It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain field.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 14 Mar 2016
Shield Gules, a tree eradicated Or crowned by a bird's nest, in chief a goshawk Proper. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll with inscription in black initials "NINHO DO AÇOR".
Meaning:
"Ninho do Açor" means "goshawk's nest", nest and bird are thus canting.
Sources: here and here
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 14 Mar 2016
Published in Diário da República: III Série on
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 14 Mar 2016
Ninho do Açor Commune was one of the pre-2013 communes of Castelo Branco Municipality; it had 380 inhabitants in 2011 and covered 11.8 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 14 Mar 2016
I couldn't find any flag information.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 14 Mar 2016
![[Sobral do Campo commune CoA (until 2013)]](../images/p/pt-ctbns-so).gif)
image by Sérgio Horta, 14 Mar 2016
Shield Or, a cork oak eradicated Vert, peeled and fruited Gules, in chief a bunch of five arrows Sable tied Gules. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank)and white scroll with inscription in black initials "SOBRAL DO CAMPO".
Meaning:
The cork oak (Port.: sobreiro) is canting. The arrows are an attribute of St. Sebastian, the local patron saint.
Source: here
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 14 Mar 2016
Sobral do Campo Commune was one of the pre-2013 communes of Castelo Branco Municipality; it had 366 inhabitants in 2011 and covered 31.2 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 14 Mar 2016
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