Aldeia Velha (Sabugal)

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ALDEIA VELHA

Municipality : Sabugal
District : Guarda

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Official blazon

Escudo de ouro, monte de verde encimado por um pano de muralha de negro, lavrado de prata e carregado de duas ovelhas de prata, a da dextra volvida; em chefe, arado de negro, realçado de prata. Coroa mural de prata de três torres. Listel branco com a legenda a negro, em maiúsculas : “ ALDEIA VELHA - SABUGAL “.

Origin/meaning

The arms were officially granted on January 18, 2000.

The arms show a mountail with a wall on top. This symbolises the hilltop village of Aldeia Velha. The plough symbolises agriculture and the green hill and the sheep the large fertile grazing lands in the municipality.

Literature : image provided by Sergio Horta