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It is a quite typical portuguese municipal flag, with the coat of arms
centered on a background gyronny (meaning city
rank) of red and yellow. The coat of arms is sable a cork oak vert glaned
and decorked gules flanked by to bombs or exploding gules and or. Mural crown
argent with five visible towers (city rank) and
white scroll reading in black upper case letters "CIDADE DE VENDAS
NOVAS".
António Martins, 19 Nov 2003
The toponym "vendas novas" means something like "new sellyards", but
the arms allude to something different: the local importance
of cork extraction and the large local artillery
facility.
António Martins, 19 Nov 2003
Vendas Novas municipality had 11 646 inhabitants in 2000 (10 310
in 1990), and it is divided in 2 communes, covering 223 km2.
It belongs to the Évora District and to the
old province of Baixo Alentejo.
António Martins, 19 Nov 2003
Vendas Novas had its development based in the establishment of the
Artillery School of the Portuguese Army and a
railway station that is the interface of two
railway lines. On 21 August 1911 it was promoted from aldeia (village)
to the rank of vila (town). On 7 September 1962 was created the
concelho (municipality) of Vendas Novas (dettached from
Montemor-o-Novo). Finally, in 1993, Vendas Novas
was up-ranked from vila to cidade (city).
Francisco Santos, 16 Apr 2003
In 1993 Vendas Novas was up-ranked from
vila to
cidade. The new status originated two
heraldic and vexillogical changes: from 4 to 5-towered mural crown in the
coat of arms, and the flag from quartely to gironny flag. Both changes follow
the Portuguese general rules on the matter.
Francisco Santos, 16 Apr 2003
