Cachopo
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Heraldry of the World Civic heraldry of Portugal - Brasões dos municípios portugueses |
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CACHOPO
Municipality : Tavira
District : Faro
Official blazon
Escudo de prata, anta arqueológica de azul, realçada de prata, ramo de sobreiro e ramo de pinheiro, ambos de verde e frutados do mesmo, tudo alinhado em roquete; em campanha, monte de negro movente da ponta, carregado de trompa de caça de ouro, embocada, virolada e atada de vermelho. Coroa mural de prata de quatro torres. Listel branco, com a legenda a negro : “ CACHOPO - TAVIRA “.
Origin/meaning
The arms were officially granted on November 8, 2002.
The arms show in th eupper part a prehistoric monument, as several megalithic monuments were found in the parish. The oak and pine branches symbolise the forests in the area. The black base symbolises the hills of the Algarve in which the parish is situated. The hunting horn refers to the former hunting in the area.
Literature : image send by Sergio Horta