Last modified: 2014-12-01 by klaus-michael schneider
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![[Estrela logo]](../images/p/pt-lsbes1.gif)
2:3 image located by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 29 Nov 2014
Estrela commune was established in 2012, when the former independent communes of Lapa, Prazeres and Santos-o-Velho merged.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 29 Nov 2014
![Prazeres[ commune (Lisboa) (until 2012)]](../images/p/pt-lsbes-pr.gif)
2:3 image by Sérgio Horta,
It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a field quartered of green and yellow.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 29 Nov 2014
![[Prazeres commune (Lisboa) CoA (until 2012)]](../images/p/pt-lsbes-pr).gif)
image by Sérgio Horta, 29 Nov 2014
Shield Vert over a base of Argent and Azure, a weathercock Or standing on a globe of the same topped by a cross fleury of the same. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll reading "PRAZERES - LISBOA" in black upper case letters.
Meaning:
The weathercock stands on top of the tower of the Church of Our Lady of Needs, a landmark in the commune. Its golden colour is symbolizing nobility and power, and it reminds on the fact that the royal family had resided here in the Palace of Needs ( Palácio das Necessidades ), which is today the seat of the ministry for foreign affairs. The base wavy is representing Tejo River. Finally the green colour of the shield is representing faith and hope.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 29 Nov 2014
Flag and arms adopted and published in Diário da República: III Série on 26 January 1993
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 29 Nov 2014
Prazeres was one of the 53 pre-2012 communes of Lisboa Municipality. It had 8096 inhabitants in 2011 and covered 1,57 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 29 Nov 2014
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