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The municipality of Folgoso do Courel (1,284 inhabitants in 2007; 192.8 sq. km) is located in the south-east of the Province of Lugo.The municipality is made of the nine parishes of Vilamor, Fologoso, Seceda, Seoane, Esperante, Horreos, Visuña, Meiraos and Noceda.
Ivan Sache, 09 Jan 2009
According to "La Voz de Galicia," 8 January 2009, the Decree prescribing the flag and arms of Folgoso do Courel, adopted by the Government of Galicia on 4 December 2008, was published in the Galician official gazette ("Diario Oficial de Galicia") on 7 January 2009.
The flag of Folgoso do Courel is yellow with a chestnut tree, surmounting a green horizontal stripe topped by four peaks and covering one third of the flag height.
Ivan Sache, 09 Jan 2009
The coat of arms of Folgoso do Courel is a yellow shield with the chestnut and the peaks, the basis of the shield being argent two waves azure and the chestnut being flanked by two Crosses of Santiago gules. The shield is surmonted with a Royal crown.
Source: "La Voz de Galicia," 08 Jan 2009, with an image of the coat of arms
The chestnut is an important element of the local economy, recalled by the Chestnut Festival, celebrated since 1986 on the second Saturday and Sunday of November, in turn in Folgoso (even years) and in Seoane (odd years). The other elements already appeared in the former coat of arms, described below.
Source: Municipal website
The International Civic Heraldry website, quoting E. Pardo de Guevara y Valdés (Emblemas municipais de Galicia. I. Expedientes de escudos e bandeiras aprobados nos anos 1994-1997. Government of Galicia, 1999), shows the previous coat of arms of Folgoso de Courel, with the chestnut replaced by the Cross of Santiago flanked by two scallops argent.
This coat of arms was indeed approved by the Government of Galicia on 15 September 1994 (Decree No. 280, published in the Galician official gazette on 22 September 1994), with the following description (in Galician):
"Cortado encaixado. Primeiro: de ouro (amarelo), a cruz da Orden de Santiago acompañada de dúas vieiras de prata (branco). Segundo: de sinople (verde), con ondas de azur (azul) e prata na punta. Ó timbre, coroa real pechada."The Cross of Santiago recalls that Folgoso de Courel belonged to the Commandry of Barra. The peaks represents the mountain range known as Serra do Courel while the waves represent rivers Lor and Lózara, which water the municipality.
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Ivan Sache, 09 Jan 2009