Rio Tinto Commune (Portugal)

Freguesia de Rio Tinto, Concelho de Gondomar, Distrito do Porto

Last modified: 2015-11-08 by klaus-michael schneider
Keywords: rio tinto(gondomar) | sword | bar(wavy) | cogwheel | corn(cob) | wheat(ear) |
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• About the flag
• Presentation of Rio Tinto

• Gondomar Municipality
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About the Flag

It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a field gyronny of 8 of yellow and green.
Source: here
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 9 Nov 2015

Shield Azure, a paly sword Argent piercing in base a bar wavy Or charged with a barrulet wavy Gules. In dexter chief a cogwheel Or, in sinister chief a corn cob and a wheat ear, both Or leaved Vert. Mural crown Argent with five visible towers (city rank) and white scroll with inscription in black initials "CIDADE DE RIO TINTO".
Meaning:
Rio Tinto literally is the "black river", but "tinto" is the colour of red vine and of blood. Sword and bar wavy are reminding on a battle on the banks of the Rio Tinto between Christians and Moors, when the river was red of blood. Cogwheel and cereals are representing industry and agriculture.
Source: here
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 9 Nov 2015

Flag and arms published in the official journal Diário da República: III Série on
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 9 Nov 2015

Presentation of Rio Tinto

Rio Tinto Commune is one of the seven communes of the Gondomar municipality (q.v.); it had 50 762 inhabitants in 2011 and covers 9.4 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 9 Nov 2015

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