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Municipality of San Xenxo (Pontevedra Province, Galicia, Spain)

Concello de San Xenxo / Sangenjo

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images by Blas Delgado, date unknown, and adapted from provincial website, 10 Jun 2009

Description

See also:

Pontevedra Province (Galicia, Spain)
Galicia (Spain)
Spain

Other sites:

Provincial and Local Flags of Pontevedra at Eduardo Panizo's Vexilla Hispanica website

Description

San Xenxo (Spanish Sangenjo) is one of the most important tourist resorts in the Rías Bajas (southern estuaries) area of Galicia. The flag and coat-of-arms were published in the Diario Oficial de Galicia (Official Galician Bulletin) on 14th August 2001.

The flag is (light) blue with an arm holding a lance on the hoist third and nine waves on the remaining 2/3rds, all in golden (sic) yellow. The flag represents the tradition of the nine historical parishes (Adina, Arra, Bordóns, Dorrón, Gondar, Nantes, Noalla, Padriñán and Vilalonga), the former jurisdiction of La Lanzada (the lance or lanza is canting arms), the sea (represented in the blue colour I guess) and the light over the estuaries (idem. yellow).

Sanxenxo's flag is flown from the city hall next to those of Galicia, Spain and the European Union.

I believe that San Xenxo is the Galician form of St Innocentius – thus Sangenjo is a crude castilianization since the Spanish form is San Inocencio.

Santiago Dotor, 23-24 Jan 2002

Ondado de azul e amarelo e, a un tercio da hasta, partido de azul co brazo saínte, vestido de amarelo e armado dunha lanza do mesmo.
Decreto 209/2000, do 21 de xullo aprobado polo Consello da Xunta de Galicia.

Wavy of blue and yellow, and, to one third of lenght, blue with the arm of the saint, dressed in yellow and armed with a spear of the same.
Decree 209/2000 of 21 July, approved by the Council of the Government of Galicia.

Source: Heráldica Municipal de Pontevedra

Eugene Ipavec, 10 Jun 2009

Coat-of-Arms

image adapted from provincial website, 10 Jun 2009

De azur (azul) e saínte do flanco dereito, un brazo vestido de ouro (amarelo) e armado dunha lanza do mesmo. Ó timbre, coroa real pechada.
Decreto 209/2000, do 21 de xullo aprobado polo Consello da Xunta de Galicia.

Azure (blue) the saint's right side, an arm dressed in gold (yellow) and armed with a spear of the same. Above, closed royal crown.
Decree 209/2000 of 21 July, approved by the Council of the Government of Galicia.

Source: Heráldica Municipal de Pontevedra

Eugene Ipavec, 10 Jun 2009