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'''FORCALHOS'''
'''FORCALHOS'''

Revision as of 09:59, 8 November 2012

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FORCALHOS

Municipality : Sabugal
District : Guarda

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Official blazon

Escudo de ouro, forcão de vermelho, encimando um encontro de touro de negro, armado de prata. Coroa mural de prata de três torres. Listel branco com a legenda a negro, em maiúsculas : “ FORCALHOS - SABUGAL “.

Origin/meaning

The arms were officially granted on December 21, 2000.

The arms refer to the local tradition of bullfighting. The upper half shows a canting forcão, a wooden structure used in the bullfights to keep the bull in the filed. It is generally made of oak and up to 30 m are needed to lift and move it.

Literature : image provided by Sergio Horta