Rio de Mouro Commune (Portugal)

Freguesia de Rio de Mouro, Concelho de Sintra, Distrito de Lisboa

Last modified: 2015-10-25 by klaus-michael schneider
Keywords: rio de mouro | bars(wavy;5) | bend(red) | crescents(3) |
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• Presentation of Rio de Mouro

• Sintra Municipality
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About the Flag

It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a field quartered of blue and yellow.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 19 June 2015

Shield Argent charged with five bars wavy Azure, over all a bend Gules charged with three crescents Or. Mural crown Argent with four visible towers (town rank) and white scroll with inscription in black initials: "RIO DE MOURO".
Meaning:
The bars wavy (river) and the crescents (Moor) probably are canting elements, symbolizing the town's name, which means "river of the Moor".
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 19 June 2015

Flag and arms published in the official journal Diário da República: III Série on 20 June 1996. Rio de Mouro gained the rank of a town (vila) on 2 July 1993.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 19 June 2015

Presentation of Rio de Mouro

Rio de Mouro Commune is one of the 11 communes of the Sintra municipality (q.v.); it had 47 417 inhabitants in 2011 and covers 16.6 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 19 June 2015

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