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Poceirão Commune (Portugal)

Freguesia de Poceirão, Concelho de Palmela, Distrito de Setúbal

Last modified: 2014-11-15 by klaus-michael schneider
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[Poceirão commune] 2:3 image by Sérgio Horta, 15 Dec 2010
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About the Flag

It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain purple field.
António Martins-Tuválkin, 15 Dec 2010

Coat of arms

[Poceirão commune CoA] image by Sérgio Horta, 15 Dec 2010

The arms are Argent a cross fleury fitchy Purpure, a well Gules masoned Argent and flanked by two storks proper respectant. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll reading "POCEIRÃÃO - PALMELA" in black upper case letters.
Meaning:
The cross is a so called St. James' sword, alluding to the order of that saint. "Poceirão" means "big wetland" (or some such) in Portuguese; popular etymology may link it to the remote cognate "poço", "well", as an augmentative - the arms being thus partially canting.
António Martins-Tuválkin, 15 Dec 2010

Flag and arms adopted and published in the official journal Diário da República: III Série on 1 July 1994
António Martins-Tuválkin, 15 Dec 2010

Presentation of Poceirão

Poceirão Commune is one of the five communes of Palmela Municipality (q.v.); it had 4304 inhabitants in 2001 and covers 147,07 km².
António Martins-Tuválkin, 15 Dec 2010

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