Last modified: 2006-10-28 by antónio martins
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The flag is as typical as you can get: Quarterly red over white, with
coat of arms composed of shield, 4-towered
mural crown and scroll reading "ARRUDA DOS VINHOS".
The shield is silver and features a red tower with a black door charged
with an escutcheon with the quinas.
The tower is implanted on a green surface and is sided by two tall vines.
Above the tower there are also two bunches of grapes.
Jorge Candeias, 09 Sep 1998
We know for sure that the grapes are white (or rather argent), which is
quite unusual, even if not unique (see Vinhais).
The grapes in purple and in red —
both quite often variations (or mistaken renderings) of this coat of arms.
Antonio Martins, 13 Jun 2000
Guessing the meaning of these arms, I’d say that the grapes represent
both the traditional products of the region and the name of the town
("dos Vinhos" means "of the wines"), the tower
has the same meaning of all other fortifications in portuguese municipal
heraldry, and I believe the escutcheon with the quinas may mean that
this land once was property of the Crown.
Jorge Candeias, 09 Sep 1998
The grapes in purple and in red — both quite
often variations (or mistaken renderings) of this coat of arms.
Antonio Martins, 13 Jun 2000
The grapes in purple and in red — both quite
often variations (or mistaken renderings) of this coat of arms.
Antonio Martins, 13 Jun 2000
Arruda dos Vinhos is a town located to the north of Lisbon, in it’s rural
“backyard”. The municipality belongs to the district of
Lisbon, and old province of Estremadura and (if
the administrative division that is currently being discussed here wins) will
belong to the region of Ribatejo e Oeste. The
municipality has an area of only 78 km² and a population of less than 9500
inhabitants in 4 communes. It is a rural municipality, working as a supplier
of food to the metropolis to it’s south.
Jorge Candeias, 09 Sep 1998
The name means "rue of the wines" — rue being some kind of traditional
herbal spice.
Antonio Martins, 21 Mar 1999, and Jorge Candeias, 24 Mar 1999
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