Matas
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MATAS
Municipality : Ourém
District : Santarém
| Portuguese | Escudo de prata, duas matas de verde, floridas de sua cor, acompanhadas em chefe de uma flor-de-lis azul e em ponta de uma roda de azenha de púrpura. Coroa mural de prata de três torres. Listel branco, com a legenda a negro em maiúsculas : “ MATAS - OURÉM “. |
| English | No blazon/translation known. Please click here to send your (heraldic !) blazon or translation |
Origin/meaning
The arms were officially granted on January 13, 1996.
The feur-de-lys symbolises the local patron saint, Our Lady of Patrocínio. The two small goups of trees (matas) are a canting element. The water mill wheel symbolises the (former) watermills in the municipality.
Literature : image send by Sergio Horta
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