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São Torcato Commune (Portugal)

Freguesia de São Torcato, Concelho de Guimarães, Distrito de Braga

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[São Torcato commune] 2:3 image by Sérgio Horta, 9 Dec 1999
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About the Flag

It is a fairly untypical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a field quartered of red and white (town rank).
António Martins-Tuválkin, 9 Dec 1999

Coat of arms

[São Torcato commune CoA] image by Sérgio Horta, 9 Dec 1999

The arms are Argent, in chief a mitre Gules (acc. to Sérgio Horta description it is purple) superimposing a crozier and a prelate's cross of the same crossed per saltire, on dexter side a spinning wheel Gules, on sinister side a cogwheel Gules,in base over waves Azure and Argent an inescutcheon Azure semy of 13 bezants Argent. Mural crown Argent with four visible towers (town rank) and white scroll with black upper case letters reading "S. TORCATO - GUIMARÃES".
António Martins-Tuválkin, 9 Dec 1999

Flag and arms were approved on 28 April 1998.
António Martins-Tuválkin, 9 Dec 1999

Presentation of São Torcato

São Torcato is one of the 48 communes of Guimarães Municipality, covering 10,39 km². It had around 3400 inhabitants in 1990.
António Martins-Tuválkin, 9 Dec 1999

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