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It’s flag is absolutely typical for this kind of place: a purple
over white quartered flag with coat of arms at the centre. The coat
of arms has a 4-towered mural crown,
a scroll of typical shape reading "ARRONCHES"
and a silver shield charged with a red castle with silver door and
windows, topped by the portuguese quinas sided by two branches
of oak, and a blue wavy stripe below the castle.
Jorge Candeias, 23 Aug 1998
The meaning od the arms is relatively simple to guess: like many
border municipalities, Arronches has a fortification (I think medieval,
but it may be later), and the castle stands for it; The wavy stripe
stands for the river Caia that runs by the town, and the oak branches
are symbols of agriculture, being cork one of the main productions of
this part of the country (I don’t know about Arronches itself, but
it’s likely that it follows the trend of the zone).
Jorge Candeias, 23 Aug 1998
Quartered of purple and white.
Jorge Candeias, 15 Jul 1999
Arronches is a town that belongs to the Portalegre
District, old province of Alto Alentejo,
eventually future region of Alentejo. The municipality
borders Spain and has an area of 314,5 km2, living there less than 3400 people
in 3 communes. The municipality is poor and rural as most portuguese inland
municipalities.
Jorge Candeias, 23 Aug 1998
