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The flag is a gyronny of purple over dark
yellow (in my sources; plain yellow most likely in the official text) with
a typical coat of arms in the centre. The coat of arms has a 5-towered mural
crown, a scroll reading "CIDADE DE ALMEIRIM" and a very
busy shield. This is vertically divided in 3 equal stripes of gold black and
gold, the golden stripes are charged with purple grapes above and below a red
horn (similar to the ones usually associated with post services), and the black
stripe is charged with something in gold I can’t identify above, charged
with a quina, a golden heraldic eagle in
the center and 3 wavy lines in silver-blue-silver below.
Jorge Candeias, 10 Jun 1998
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Trying to guess the meaning of the charges, I’d say that the wavy
lines stand for the river, the grapes for the fertility of the fields and the
main culture there, the horns may reflect one of the origins of the city.
Jorge Candeias, 10 Jun 1998
Almeirim is a city that belongs to the district of
Santarém, old province of Ribatejo, future
eventual region of Ribatejo e Oeste. It is very near
Santarém, 7 km across the river Tejo and a few fields in a fertile
area. The municipality has 222 km² and over 21 000 inhabitants
(21 778 as of 2000, census data) in only 4 communes.
Jorge Candeias, 10 Jun 1998
At the home page of Banda Marcial de Almeirim, a portuguese marching band of Almeirim city, its flag shows in two on line photos:
António Martins, 16 Jul 2004Anything below this line was not added by the editor of this page.
