Last modified: 2005-08-26 by antonio martins
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It’s flag is a typical gyronny of green over white with one of the
ugliest coats of amrs in portuguese municipal heraldry, in my humble
opinion. It includes a 5-towered mural
crown (with an unusual shape; all my sources present it this way, so I
guess it’s the way it is used), and a scroll (also unusual) that
reads "CIDADE DA AMADORA". The shield is green,
has in chef a yellowish airplane propeller and a silver windsock, then
an aqueduct and below a pomegranate tree also in that yellowish colour
of the propeller, with fruits with something red within
Jorge Candeias, 25 Jul 1998
At the present time Amadora does not have any airfield. However, in
the 1920s a small airfield (the 1st in Portugal) was located here. The
first air-travel from Portugal to Brazil had is departure from Amadora.
The Captain of the airplane was Adm. Gago Coutinho, a well knowned
Portuguese celebrity. This justifies the airplane propeller and a silver
windsock on the Amadora’s flag.
Jorge Fernandes, 15 Apr 2003
The arches represent
the famous Free Waters Aqueduct (Aqueduto das Águas Livres),
which brings water from Sintra hills to
Lisbon, streching some 30 km through these three
municipalities. It was finished in the 1770ies and includes the largest
masonry only arch ever built, located in the
Campolide commune — local coat of arms also
displays the aqueduct (like others along its way).
António Martins, 20 Sep 1998
The tree is a pomegranate tree, one of the Amadora symbols. The explanation is somewhat awkward, and hard to explain in English, but it follows:
Miguel dos Reis, 24 Sep 2001