Leiria

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Civic heraldry of Portugal - Brasões dos municípios portugueses
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LEIRIA

District : Leiria

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Origin/meaning :
The arms show the local castle above the Rio Lis river. The two crows are derived from a local legend, in which two crows helped the Portuguese Kings to conquer the city from the Moors. The meaning of the stars I don't know.

Arms of Freguesias in Leiria :

Literature : image send by Sergio Horta, origin send to me by mail.