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'''Country''' : Portugal [[File:Portugal.jpg|60 px|right]]<br><br><br> | |||
'''District''' : [[Guarda]]<br> | |||
'''Municipality''' : [[Sabugal]][[File:Sabugal.gif|60 px|right]] | |||
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| Escudo de ouro, forcão de vermelho, encimando um encontro de touro de negro, armado de prata. Coroa mural de prata de três torres. Listel branco com a legenda a negro, em maiúsculas : “ FORCALHOS - SABUGAL “. | |||
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===Origin/meaning=== | |||
The arms were officially granted on December 21, 2000. | The arms were officially granted on December 21, 2000. | ||
The arms refer to the local tradition of bullfighting. The upper half shows a canting forcão, a wooden structure used in the bullfights to keep the bull in the filed. It is generally made of oak and up to 30 m are needed to lift and move it. | The arms refer to the local tradition of bullfighting. The upper half shows a canting forcão, a wooden structure used in the bullfights to keep the bull in the filed. It is generally made of oak and up to 30 m are needed to lift and move it. | ||
[[Civic Heraldry Literature - Portugal|'''Literature''']] : image provided by [http://www.fisicohomepage.hpg.ig.com.br/index Sergio Horta] | |||
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{{media}} | {{media}} | ||
[[Category:Portuguese municipalities F]] | [[Category:Portuguese municipalities F]] | ||
[[Category:Guarda]] | [[Category:Guarda]] | ||
[[Category:Granted 2000]] | [[Category:Granted 2000]] | ||
Latest revision as of 06:14, 19 September 2023
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Country : Portugal  District : Guarda 
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| Portuguese | Escudo de ouro, forcão de vermelho, encimando um encontro de touro de negro, armado de prata. Coroa mural de prata de três torres. Listel branco com a legenda a negro, em maiúsculas : “ FORCALHOS - SABUGAL “. |
| English | blazon wanted |
Origin/meaning
The arms were officially granted on December 21, 2000.
The arms refer to the local tradition of bullfighting. The upper half shows a canting forcão, a wooden structure used in the bullfights to keep the bull in the filed. It is generally made of oak and up to 30 m are needed to lift and move it.
Literature : image provided by Sergio Horta
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