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Malhada Sorda Commune (Portugal)

Freguesia de Malhada Sorda, Concelho de Almeida, Distrito da Guarda

Last modified: 2022-10-14 by klaus-michael schneider
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[Malhada Sorda commune] 2:3 image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 12 May 2018
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About the Flag

It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain blue field.
Source: Almeida municipal webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 12 May 2018

Coat of arms

Shield Argent; two amphoras Gules in fess, each one having two bails; in chief a sword Azure in pale, balancing a pair of scales of the same; in base a lyre Azure. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll with inscription in black capitals "MALHADA SORDA".
Meaning:
Sword and scales are attributes of St. Michael, the local patron saint.
Source: this webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 12 May 2018

Flag and arms published in the official journal Diário da República: III Série on 12 January 2005
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 12 May 2018

Presentation of Malhada Sorda

Malhada Sorda Commune is one of the 29 communes of Almeida Municipality; it had 334 inhabitants in 2011 and covers 45.8 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 12 May 2018

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