Horta Commune (Portugal)

Freguesia de Horta, Concelho da Vila Nova de Foz Côa, Distrito da Guarda

Last modified: 2025-01-18 by klaus-michael schneider
Keywords: horta(vila nova de foz coa) | pillory | almond(branch) |
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Horta Commune

Flag

It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a field quartered of yellow and blue.
Source: Sérgio Horta´s webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 9 Jan 2025

Coat of Arms

Shield Azure a pillory Argent between an almond branch Argent at dexter and a grape bunch Or at sinister. Mural crown Argent with four visible towers (town rank) and white scroll reading in black upper case serifed letters "HORTA - VILA NOVA DE FOZ CÔA".
Source: Hiperglobal webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 9 Jan 2025

Published in Diário da República: III Série on 18 June 1997
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 9 Jan 2025

Presentation of Horta

Horta is one of the 12 communes of Vila Nova de Foz Côa Municipality not affected by the 2013 changes; it had 161 inhabitants in 2021 and covers 11,89 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 9 Jan 2025

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