Crasto, Ruivos e Grovelas United Commune (Portugal)

Last modified: 2015-11-19 by klaus-michael schneider
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União das Freguesias de Crasto, Ruivos e Grovelas, Concelho de Ponte da Barca, Distrito de Viana do Castelo

• Former Crasto commune (until 2013)
• Presentation of Crasto
• Former Ruivos commune (until 2013)
• Presentation of Ruivos
• Former Grovelas commune (until 2013)
• Presentation of Grovelas

• Ponte da Barca Municipality
• Portugal

Former Crasto commune (until 2013)

It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain red field.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 21 Nov 2015

Shield Or, an embattled bar Sable masoned Argent, crowned by a belfry of the same with bell Gules, in base a vine plant Vert fruited Purpure. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank)and white scroll with inscription in black initials "CRASTO".
Source: this webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 21 Nov 2015

Published in Diário da República: III Série on 19 November 2002
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 21 Nov 2015

Presentation of Crasto

Crasto Commune was one of the pre-2013 communes of Ponte da Barca Municipality (q.v.); it had 458 inhabitants in 2011 and covered 5.0 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 21 Nov 2015

Former Ruivos commune (until 2013)

It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain white field.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 21 Nov 2015

Shield Gules, a lion rampant Or, armed and tongued blue collared Gules,, in chief a fessy palm leaf Or, in base a creeper Vert of two grapevines Argent leaved Vert. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll with inscription in black initials "RUIVOS - PONTE DA BARCA".
Sources: here and here
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 21 Nov 2015

Draft of flag and arms emitted by CHAAP on 19 July 2006
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 21 Nov 2015

Presentation of Ruivos

Ruivos Commune was one of the pre-2013 communes of Ponte da Barca Municipality (q.v.); it had 221 inhabitants in 2011 and covered 2.2 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 21 Nov 2015

Former Grovelas commune (until 2013)

It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain field.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 21 Nov 2015

Shield Azure, two open books ordered per fess bound Sable, one with pages Or, the other with pages Argent, in base a hill Sable with a vault's emtrance Gules, crowned by two peaks Or. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank)and white scroll with inscription in black initials "GROVELAS"
Source: here
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 21 Nov 2015

Draft of flag and arms emitted by CHAAP on 9 January 2007, adopted on 24 June 2007 by the local council, Draft of flag and arms made by Carlos Alberto Mouteira Fernandes in 2006
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 21 Nov 2015

Presentation of Grovelas

Grovelas Commune was one of the pre-2013 communes of Ponte da Barca Municipality (q.v.); it had 203 inhabitants in 2011 and covered 2.7 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 21 Nov 2015

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