Last modified: 2017-02-23 by klaus-michael schneider
Keywords: valongo dos azeites | fess(blue) | wheel(bladed) | olive(branch) | almond(branch) |
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2:3 image by Sérgio Horta, 23 Feb 2017
It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain blue field.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 23 Feb 2017
Shield Or a fess Azure, charged with three olive branches Argent fruited Sable and two alternating almond branches Argent fruited Or, in chief a wheel Azure bladed Gules, in base a grapevine Purpure leaved Vert. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll with inscription in black capitals "VALONGO DOS AZEITES".
Meaning:
The bladed wheel is an attribute of St. Catherine, the local patron saint. The olive branches are canting elements.
Source:
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 23 Feb 2017
Flag and arms published in the official journal Diário da República: III Série on 16 October 2001
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 23 Feb 2017
Valongo dos Azeites Commune is one of the 11 communes of São João da Pesqueira Municipality; it had 227 inhabitants in 2011 and covers 4.5 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 23 Feb 2017
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