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Palermo Province (Sicily, Italy)

Provincia di Palermo

by Roberto Breschi from CISV

The Flag
Coat of Arms

See also:

Municipalities:

Alia
Alimena
Aliminusa
Altavilla Milicia
Altofonte
Bagheria
Balestrate
Baucina
Belmonte Mezzagno
Bisacquino
Blufi
Bolognetta
Bompietro
Borgetto
Caccamo
Caltavuturo
Campofelice di Fitalia
Campofelice di Roccella
Campofiorito
Camporeale
Capaci
Carini
Castelbuono
Casteldaccia
Castellana Sicula
Castronovo di Sicilia
Cefalà Diana
Cefalù
Cerda
Chiusa Sclafani
Ciminna
Cinisi
Collesano
Contessa Entellina
Corleone
Ficarazzi
Gangi
Geraci Siculo
Giardinello
Giuliana
Godrano
Gratteri
Isnello
Isola delle Femmine
Lascari
Lercara Friddi
Marineo
Mezzojuso
Misilmeri
Monreale
Montelepre
Montemaggiore Belsito
Palazzo Adriano
Palermo
Partinico
Petralia Soprana
Petralia Sottana
Piana degli Albanesi
Polizzi Generosa
Pollina
Prizzi
Roccamena
Roccapalumba
San Cipirello
San Giuseppe Jato
San Mauro Castelverde
Santa Cristina Gela
Santa Flavia
Sciara
Scillato
Sclafani Bagni
Termini Imerese
Terrasini
Torretta
Trabia
Trappeto
Ustica
Valledolmo
Ventimiglia di Sicilia
Vicari
Villabate

The Flag

THE FLAG OF THE PALERMO PROVINCE:
Exactly 137 years after its first president had come into office, Province of Palermo - the biggest of the provinces of Sicily- has raised on 2 September 1998 official flag of its own: a dark red field with the provincial coat of arms, granted on 9 August 1910, in the center. It comprises a black eagle in the breast of which is a shield combining the arms of the capital cities of the four departments forming the Province at that time. In the first quarter is an eagle in gold over a red background for Palermo; the second quarter, portraying Saint Calogero over a silver field, recalls Tèrmini Imerese; three mullets forming a pall and swimming towards a piece of brea