Ota
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OTA
Municipality : Alenquer
District : Lisboa
Official blazon
Escudo de vermelho, uma banda de duas tiras enxaquetada de vermelho e prata e perfilada de ouro, acompanhada em chefe de uma pomba de prata, bicada e aureolada de ouro e em contra-chefe de duas fontes heráldicas, alinhadas em banda. Coroa mural de prata de três torres. Listel branco com a legenda a negro, em maiúsculas : “ OTA “.
Origin/meaning
The arms were officially granted on December 16, 1995.
The silver dove symbolises the Holy Spirit, the patron of the local church. The chequered bend is taken from the arms of the Cistercian Order, as the monks played a major role in the draining and development of the marshlands in the region.
The heraldic fountains indicate the many sources of water in the municipality.
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