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It is a typical Portuguese communal flag with the coat of arms centred on a plain white field.
Source: Sérgio Horta´s webpage
António Martins-Tuválkin, 16 June 2025
Shield Vert a castle Or masoned and open and slit Sable, flanked in orle by two chestnut boughs Argent with their burrs cracked Gules and their proximal ends in saltire at base.
Mural crown Argent with four visible towers (town rank) and white scroll reading
in black upper case serifed letters "UNIÃO DAS FREGUESIAS DE TRANCOSO (SÃO PEDRO E SANTA MARIA) E SOUTO MAIOR".
Meaning:
The new coat of arms is a modified variant of the only officialised one — now devoided of the St. Peter´s keys and thus made suitable to stand for the enlarged commune.
Source: municipal webpage
António Martins-Tuválkin, 16 June 2025
Published in Diário da República: II Série on 17 November 2008, see here
António Martins-Tuválkin, 16 June 2025
Trancoso e Souto Maior is one of the six communes of Trancoso Municipality created by the merger during the 2013 changes. It had 3191 inhabitants in 2021 and covers 58,04 km².
António Martins-Tuválkin, 16 June 2025
Santa Maria (Trancoso) was one of the 14 communes of Trancoso Municipality affected by the 2013 changes. It had 1577 inhabitants in 2011 and covered 36,53 km².
The commune had no proper symbols or they are unknown.
António Martins-Tuválkin, 1 June 2025
It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain white field .
Source: Sérgio Horta´s webpage
António Martins-Tuválkin, 18 June 2025
Shield Vert a castle Or masoned Sable with port and windows of the same, flanked in orle by two chestnut boughs Argent with their burrs cracked Gules, in chief two keys in saltire, one Or the other Argent, with their wards turned to the chief.
Mural crown Argent with four visible towers (town rank) and white scroll reading in black upper case serifed letters "TRANCOSO - S. PEDRO".
Meaning:
The crossed keys on arms are canting for the hagiographic toponym as attributes of St. Peter. The castle stands for the Trancoso Castle.
Source: Ralf Hartemink´s webpage
António Martins-Tuválkin, 18 June 2025
Published in Diário da República: II Série on 17 October 2008
António Martins-Tuválkin, 18 June 2025
São Pedro (Trancoso) was one of the 14 communes of Trancoso Municipality affected by the 2013 changes. It had 1712 inhabitants in 2011 and covered 15,27 km².
António Martins-Tuválkin, 18 June 2025
Souto Maior was one of the 14 communes of Trancoso Municipality affected by the 2013 changes. It had 131 inhabitants in 2011 and covered 6,18 km².
The commune had no proper symbols or they are unknown.
António Martins-Tuválkin, 1 June 2025
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