FOTW beschäftigt sich mit der Wissenschaft der Vexillologie (Flaggenkunde).
Alle auf dieser Website dargebotenen Abbildungen dienen ausschließlich der Informationsvermittlung im Sinne der Flaggenkunde.
Wir distanziert uns ausdrücklich von allen hierauf dargestellten Symbolen verfassungsfeindlicher Organisationen.
Last modified: 2016-02-25 by klaus-michael schneider
Keywords: nisa | castle(yellow) | cross(st. benedict) | crescent | inscutcheon | portugal ancient |
Links: FOTW homepage |
search |
disclaimer and copyright |
write us |
mirrors
2:3 image by António Martins-Tuválkin, 31 July 1999 |
2:3 image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 7 Aug 2014 |
It is a fairly typical Portuguese municipal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain yellow field.
António Martins-Tuválkin, 31 July 1999
The coat of arms is gules, a castle or masoned sable, door and windows void, under a roman cross patty argent voided gules, this flanked by two 6-point stars under which, sinister, an ineschuteon charged with Portugal ancient, dexter a crescent argent. Mural crown argent with four visible towers (town rank) and white scroll reading in black upper case letters "NOTÁVEL VILA DE NISA". (see left image above)
Meaning:
The unusual epithet "notável" ("noteworthy") was attributed for successful borderline defence, if I recall correctly.
António Martins-Tuválkin, 31 July 1999
The cross is that of the Knights of São Bento, the oldest military order, created in the beginning of the 13th century by Afonso II. (From: Les Guides Bleus — Portugal, Madàre, Açores, 1978) Jarig Bakker, 1 Aug 1999
Differences:
Shield: field Purpure, Christ Knights' cross Gules voided Argent. (see right image above)
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 7 Aug 2014
Flag ans arms were approved on 4 March 1988.
António Martins-Tuválkin, 31 July 1999
Nisa municipality had 9460 inhabitants in 1990, and it is divided in seven communes, covering 574 km². It belongs to the Portalegre District and to the old province of Alto Alentejo.
António Martins-Tuválkin, 31 July 1999
back to Municipalities of Portugal click here
Hosted by: Fanshop-Online.de und Handy-Shop.de
Tip: Handy mit O2 Vertrag