![[Templários (Floresta Central e Albufeiras) Tourism Region]](../images/p/pt-9ttf.gif)
Last modified: 2005-11-05 by antonio martins
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This flag, which I briefely saw twice and of which I’m not sure about,
is a banner of the of the local seal-like logo, which could be blazoned
like «party per pale; the first argent, over a fesslet (?) vert, a templar
cross, gueles, dexter demi per fess; the second party per fess, argent and
azure, on a fesslet (?) vert, a pinetree, vert, sinister demi per fess»…
The logo is round and has the region name in a white ring all around it,
as seals usually do. I’m not sure if the flag is a banner of the “arms” or
a “logo on bedsheet” flag, but in my brief sightings I could’t distinguish
any ring nor lettering…
António Martins, 03 Jul 1998
This odd named region encompasses the northern part of the current
Santarém District and some of its north
neighbouring municipalities. The name itself (“Tourism Region of the
Knights Templar (Central Forest and Dam Lakes)”!) tries to refer the
main local tourism attractions: a high concentration of Templar
Monasteries and Churches (local municipalities were mostely donated to
the Templars after the 11th cent. reconquer
from the Moors), lots of dull industrial timber pinewoods thought to be
“wild nature” and “ecologically rich” by naive types,
and some large dam lakes (ditto).
António Martins, 03 Jul 1998