Last modified: 2015-05-01 by klaus-michael schneider
Keywords: luz(lagos) | fish | fig | demi-sun(radiant) |
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![[Luz (Lagos) commune]](../images/p/pt-lgslz.gif)
2:3 image by Sérgio Horta, 30 Apr 2015
It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a field quartered of white and red.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 30 Apr 2015
Shield Azure with base wavy of Argent and Vert, charged with a fish Gules, issuant from chief a demi-sun radiant Or, beneath two figs Or torn Gules and ordered per fess. Mural crown Argent with four visible towers (town rank) and white scroll with inscription in black initials: "LUZ - LAGOS".
Meaning:
The sun is referring to the many sunshiny days in the commune and its warm temperatures. The figs are symbolizing the cultivation of fig trees since the Middle Ages. The fish is symbolizing fishery as one of the main business lines. The base wavy (with green colour) is representing the Atlantic.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 30 Apr 2015
![[Luz (Lagos) commune 1997]](../images/p/pt-lgslz1.gif)
image by Sérgio Horta, 30 Apr 2015
It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain white field. The coat of arms was the same but with mural crown having just three visible towers (village rank) .
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 30 Apr 2015
Draft of flag and arms made by Ana Luísa Marreiros Cintra. Flag and arms published in the official journal Diário da República: III Série on 5 December 2002, the former symbols on 21 February 1997
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 30 Apr 2015
Luz Commune is one of the four communes of the Lagos municipality (q.v.); it had 3545 inhabitants in 2011 and covers 21.8 km². Luz gained the title of a town on 12 July 2001.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 30 Apr 2015
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