Tomar
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Heraldry of the World Civic heraldry of Portugal - Brasões dos municípios portugueses |
TOMAR
District : Santarém
Official blazon:
Escudo de ouro com uma torre torreada de negro, aberta e iluminada de prata, acompanhada em chefe da cruz dos Templários, e da Cruz de Cristo e a mesma torre assente num monte de verde cortado por um rio ondeado de prata aguado de azul. Coroa mural de prata de cinco torres. Listel branco com a legenda a negro : " TOMAR ".*
Origin/meaning :
The arms were officially granted on June 20, 1960.
The arms show the (huge) local castle built by the Knights Templar, and which is situated on a large hill. The crosses are the symbols of the knights.
Freguesias in Tomar :
- Além da Ribeira
- Asseiceira (Tomar)
- Beselga
- Casais
- Junceira
- Madalena (Tomar)
- Olalhas
- Paialvo
- Pedreira
- Sabacheira
- Santa Maria dos Olivais (Tomar)
- São João Baptista (Tomar)
- São Pedro de Tomar
- Serra
Literature : image send by Sergio Horta