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São Marcos da Ataboeira Commune (Portugal)

Freguesia de São Marcos da Ataboeira, Concelho de Castro Verde, Distrito de Beja

Last modified: 2020-04-25 by klaus-michael schneider
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[São Marcos da Ataboeira commune] 2:3 image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 16 Apr 2015
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About the Flag

It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain green field.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 16 Apr 2015

Coat of arms

Shield Argent, a bunch of bullrushes (Port: atabua) Vert seeded Gules and Or tied Azure, the whole superimposed by a duck passant Proper. Mural crown with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll with inscription in black initials: "S. MARCOS DA ATABOEIRA".
Meaning:
The bulrushes probably refer to the commune's name and maybe thus canting.
Source: Castro Verde Municipality
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 16 Apr 2015

Flag and arms published in the official journal Diário da República: III Série on 9 November 2004
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 16 Apr 2015

Presentation of São Marcos da Ataboeira

São Marcos da Ataboeira Commune is one of the four communes of the Castro Verde municipality (q.v.); it had 649 inhabitants in 2011 and covers 76.23 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 16 Apr 2015

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