Camarate
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Heraldry of the World Civic heraldry of Portugal - Brasões dos municípios portugueses |
CAMARATE
Municipality : Loures
District : Lisboa
Official blazon
Escudo de prata, cruz flordelisada de vermelho, vazia do campo, acompanhada em ponta por dois cachos de uvas de púrpura, folhados de verde. Coroa mural de prata de quatro torres. Listel branco com a legenda a negro: “ CAMARATE “.
Origin/meaning
The arms were officially granted on April 28, 1998.
The cross is taken from the arms of D. Nuno Àlvares Pereira, who was Lord of the area for quite some time. The grapes symbolise the importance of viticulture in the parish.
Literature : image send by Sergio Horta