Portela e Extremo United Commune (Portugal) (original) (raw)


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União das Freguesias de Portela e Extremo, Concelho de Arcos de Valdevez, Distrito de Viana do Castelo

Former Portela commune (until 2013)

[[Portela commune (Arcos de Valdevez) (until 2013)]](../images/p/pt-avvpe-pt.gif)2:3 image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 1 Jan 2016

It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain white field.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 1 Jan 2016

Coat of arms

Shield Gules with base wavy of Argent and Azure, and embattled wall Argent masoned sable with open gate Gules, in chief a saltire Or. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll with inscription in black initials "PORTELA - ARCOS DE VALDEVEZ".
Source: Freguesias de Portugal
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 1 Jan 2016

Presentation of Portela

Portela Commune was one of the pre-2013 communes of Arcos de Valdevez Municipality (q.v.); it had 260 inhabitants in 2011 and covered 7.3 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 1 Jan 2016

Former Extremo commune (until 2013)

[[Extremo commune (until 2013)]](../images/p/pt-avvpe-ex.gif)2:3 image by Sérgio Horta, 1 Jan 2016

It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain blue field.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 1 Jan 2016

Coat of arms

hield Or gutty of tears (= blue drops), base filled by an embattled wall Sable masoned Argent. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll with inscription in black initials "EXTREMO".
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 1 Jan 2016

Published in Diário da República: III Série on 4 May 2000
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 1 Jan 2016

Presentation of Extremo

Extremo Commune was one of the pre-2013 communes of Arcos de Valdevez Municipality (q.v.); it had 160 inhabitants in 2011 and covered 4.3 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 1 Jan 2016

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