Loures (freguesia)

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Official blazon
Portuguese	Escudo de vermelho, torre sineira de ouro, aberta do campo, nascente de dois montes de verde, filetados de ouro e moventes dos flancos; em ponta, sete burelas ondadas de prata e azul e em chefe uma armação de moinho acompanhada de duas alfaces, tudo de ouro. Coroa mural de três torres de prata. Listel branco com a legenda a negro, em maiúsculas : " FREGUESIA DE LOURES ".
English	blazon wanted

Origin/meaning

The arms were officially granted on August 24, 1994.

The tower in the arms represents the Matriz de Loures hurch, a national monument. The mountains and the river refer to the Montemor mountains and the valley of Loures. The windmill blades refer to the many windmills in the parish . The two lettuces symbolise the importance of agriculture for the municipality, which supplies the Lisbon markets.

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The arms on a textile patch

Literature : image send by Sergio Horta

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