Alhandra

	ALHANDRA Country : Portugal District : Lisboa Municipality : Vila Franca de Xira Loading map... {"minzoom":false,"maxzoom":false,"mappingservice":"leaflet","width":"250px","height":"250px","centre":false,"title":"","label":"","icon":"","lines":[],"polygons":[],"circles":[],"rectangles":[],"copycoords":false,"static":false,"zoom":7,"defzoom":14,"layers":["OpenStreetMap"],"image layers":[],"overlays":[],"resizable":false,"fullscreen":false,"scrollwheelzoom":true,"cluster":false,"clustermaxzoom":20,"clusterzoomonclick":true,"clustermaxradius":80,"clusterspiderfy":true,"geojson":"","clicktarget":"","imageLayers":[],"locations":[{"text":"","title":"","link":"","lat":38.92790000000000105728759081102907657623291015625,"lon":-9.007400000000000517275111633352935314178466796875,"icon":""}],"imageoverlays":null}

Official blazon
Portuguese	Escudo de vermelho, com uma fonte de prata repuxando água do mesmo metal. A fonte acompanhada doze torres também de prata, colocadas em orla. Coroa mural de quatro torres de prata. Listel branco, com os dizeres: " VILA DE ALHANDRA ", de negro.
English	blazon wanted

Origin/meaning

The arms were officially granted on December 28, 1927.

The fountain refers to the mineral springs in the parish. Th etwelve towers refer to the 30 stronholds or fortifications on the former city wall. The red shield refers to the battle fought near the city during the Napoleonic Wars.

Image gallery

The arms on a textile patch

Literature : image send by Sergio Horta

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