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Municipality of Almargen (Andalusia, Spain)

Málaga Province

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image by Ivan Sache with coat of arms from the municipal website, 05 Jul 2009
N.B.: Reconstructed image, no original seen

Introduction
Description

See also:

Málaga Province (Andalusia, Spain)
Andalusia (Spain)
Spain

Introduction

The municipality of Almargen (2,153 inhabitants in 2008; 3,500 ha) is located 100 km north-west of Málaga, on the border with hte Provinces of Seville and Cádiz.

The name of the village is of Arabic origin, literally meaning "those from the pastures"; several remains from the Moorish period, for instance ceramics, have been found near the rivers Almargen and Corbones. Remains of Roman thermae have also been found in the place called Casa Blanca ("White House"), near the source of the brook Arroyo, whose water is famous for its high concentration of iodine.

Source: Municipal website

Ivan Sache, 05 Jan 2009

Description

The flag and arms of Almargen were approved by the Municipal Council on 29 March 2007 and submitted on 2 April 2007 to the General Directorate of Local Administration, which confirmed them by Decree on 18 April 2007, published in the Andalusian official gazette (Boletín Oficial de la Junta de Andalucía, BOJA) No. 86 on 3 May 2007.

The relevant parts of the Decree are the following:

Coat of arms: Shield divided per pale. 1. Or an olive tree vert; 2. Azure a funerary stele form the Age of Bronze. In base per fess wavy argent and azure. The shield surmounted with a Royal crown closed.

Flag: Rectangular flag divided in two equal stripes perpendicular to the hoist, the upper yellow and the lower blue; in the middle, overall, the municipal coat of arms.

The symbols should be registered on the Andalusian Register of Local Entities, with their official written description and graphics (as originally submitted, but unfortunately not apprended to the Decree).

Source: BOJA No. 86, pp. 31-32, 03 May 2007 [PDF]

Ivan Sache, 05 Jan 2009