Last modified: 2005-08-26 by antonio martins
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It is a quite typical portuguese municipal flag, with the coat of arms
centered on a background quarterly (meaning town
rank) of yellow and purple. The coat of arms is argent, a lion purple,
armed azure, bordure sable charged with four vine grapes or, alterning with
four grenates or fruited gules. Mural crown argent with four visible towers
(town rank) and white scroll reading in black
upper case letters "VILA DA CHAMUSCA" (sometimes,
also "CÂMARA MUNICIPAL DA CHAMUSCA"). Arms, flag and
seal aproved by gov. decree (portaria) nº 7819, in 1934.05.10, publ.
in official journal Diário do Governo nº 108, Ist series.
António Martins, 19 Jul 1999
Chamusca municipality had 11 960 inhabitants in 1990, and it is
divided in 7 communes, covering 746 km2. It belongs to the
Santarém District and to the old province of
Ribatejo.
António Martins, 19 Jul 1999