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![[São Joaninho (Castro Daire) commune flag]](../images/p/pt-cdrsj.gif)
2:3, image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 3 Nov 2025
It is a typical Portuguese communal flag with the coat of arms centred on a plain green field.
Source: Sérgio Horta´s webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 3 Nov 2025
![[São Joaninho (Castro Daire) commune CoA]](../images/p/pt-cdrsj).gif)
image by Klaus-Michael Schneider and Jörg Majewski, 11 Nov 2025
Shield Or two granaries Vert with lattice Or in fess, flanked on chief bay a Paschal Lamb Azure and on base by a yoke Gules.
Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll reading
in black upper case serifed letters "S. JOANINHO – CASTRO DAIRE".
Meaning:
The Paschal Lamb is an attribute of St. John the Baptist, patron saint and name giver of the commune. Granaries and yoke are representing agriculture as main business line.
Source: Ralf Hartemink´s webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 3 Nov 2025
Published in Diário da República: III Série on 17 January 2001
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 3 Nov 2025
São Joaninho is one of the 11 communes of Castro Daire Municipality not affected by the 2013 changes. It had 348 inhabitants in 2021 and covers 8,06 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 3 Nov 2025
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