Borba

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BORBA

District : Évora

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Official blazon:
Escudo de prata, com castelo de vermelho aberto e iluminado do campo, acompanhado de duas sovereiras de verde troncadas de negro saíntes de um terrado de negro realçado de verde, cortado de três faixas ondadas, duas de prata e uma de azul, com com dois barbos de prata afrontados. Em chefe, uma cruz de Avis de verde, acompanhada de dois crescentes de vermelho. Coroa mural de prata de quatro torres. Listel branco com os dizeres a negro : " VILA DE BORBA ".

Origin/meaning :
The arms were officially granted on August 22, 1939.

The castle symbolises the local castle, the red colour indicates the violent history of the castle. The castle was a castle of the Order of Avis, which is shown by the cross of the Order. The two crescents indicate the Moors, who lived in the area before the Portuguese.

The trees are common cork oaks, the base shows a river with two canting barbels (barbos).

Freguesias in Borba :

Literature : image send by Sergio Horta