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'''PÓVOA DE SANTA IRIA''' | '''PÓVOA DE SANTA IRIA''' | ||
Municipality : [[Vila Franca | Municipality : [[Vila Franca de Xira]]<br> | ||
District : [[Lisboa]] | District : [[Lisboa]] | ||
[[File:povoasi. | [[File:povoasi.jpg|center]] | ||
'''Origin/meaning :'''<br> | '''Origin/meaning :'''<br> | ||
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The lion holds a cogwheel, a symbol of the industries which were founded in the village by the end of the 19<sup>th</sup> century: milling, fertiliser, chemical, tanning, etc. | The lion holds a cogwheel, a symbol of the industries which were founded in the village by the end of the 19<sup>th</sup> century: milling, fertiliser, chemical, tanning, etc. | ||
The waves in the base symbolise the Tejo (Tagus) river, thus symbolising the strong relation between the river and the people who had, as main activities, fisheries and salt mining transportation for several centuries. | The waves in the base symbolise the Tejo (Tagus) river, thus symbolising the strong relation between the river and the people who had, as main activities, fisheries and salt mining transportation for several centuries. | ||
[[Literature]] : image send by [http://www.fisicohomepage.hpg.ig.com.br/index Sergio Horta]; background by Nuno Barros (webmaster of [http://7mares.terravista.pt/povoa_sta_iria http://7mares.terravista.pt/povoa_sta_iria)] | |||
[[Category:Portugal]] | [[Category:Portugal]] | ||
[[Category:Lisboa]] | [[Category:Lisboa]] | ||
[[Category:Granted 1998]] | [[Category:Granted 1998]] |
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