Várzea Commune (Portugal) (original) (raw)
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Freguesia de Várzea, Concelho de Arouca, Distrito de Aveiro
Last modified: 2018-06-08 by klaus-michael schneider
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About the Flag
It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain red field.
Source: Aroucanet
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 5 June 2018
Coat of arms
Shield Or; a fess wavy Azure charged with a bar wavy Argent; in chief an orb Gules fixed Argent at dexter and a cross patty Gules, charged with a Greek cross Argent, at sinister; issuant from base a wall Sable masoned Argent. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll with inscription in black capitals "VÁRZEA - AROUCA".
Meaning:
The cross is alluding to the Order of the Knights of Christ.
Source: Aroucanet
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 5 June 2018
Flag and arms published in the official journal Diário da República: III Série on 21 October 2005
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 5 June 2018
Presentation of Várzea
Várzea Commune is one of the 16 communes of Arouca Municipality; it had 540 inhabitants in 2011 and covers 1.8 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 5 June 2018
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