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Ereira e Lapa Commune (Portugal)

Freguesia de Ereira e Lapa, Concelho de Cartaxo, Distrito de Santarém

Last modified: 2014-10-31 by klaus-michael schneider
Keywords: lapa | demi cogwheel | grape |
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[Lapa commune (until 2013)] 2:3 image by Sérgio Horta, 16 Sep 2010
flag of former Lapa commune
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Former Lapa Commune (until 2013)

It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain blue field.
António Martins-Tuválkin, 16 Sep 2010

Coat of arms

[Lapa commune CoA (until 2013)] image by Sérgio Horta, 16 Sep 2010

The arms are Or a bunch of grapes Purpure leaved Vert, in base a demi cogwheel Azure issuant. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll reading in black upper case letters "LAPA - CARTAXO".
Meaning:
"_Lapa_" means "cave", and indeed that’s the origin of this place's name, but that does not show on the arms.
António Martins-Tuválkin, 16 Sep 2010

Flag and arms adopted and published in the official journal Diário da República: III Série on 17 June 1998
António Martins-Tuválkin, 16 Sep 2010

Presentation of Lapa

Lapa Commune was one of the six communes of Cartaxo Municipality (q.v.); it had 1205 inhabitants in 2001 and covered 6,28 km².
António Martins-Tuválkin, 16 Sep 2010

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