Gouveia Municipality (Portugal) (original) (raw)
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Concelho de Gouveia, Distrito da Guarda
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image by Sérgio Horta, 06 Jan 2007
- About the flag
- Version without the coat of arms
- Previous flag
- Presentation of Gouveia See also:
- Gouveia Communes
- Portugal External links:
- Page about Gouveia at the Portuguese Municipalities’s Association website (incl. image of the arms)
reported by António Martins-Tuválkin, 18 Nov 2001
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About the flag
It is a quite typical portuguese municipal flag, with the coat of arms centered on a white and purple gyronny background. Arms with mural crown argent with five visible towers (city rank) and white scroll reading in black upper case letters "CIDADE DE GOUVEIA". This is the flag in use since after the upgrading of the municipality seat to city status, in 1988.02.01.
António Martins-Tuválkin, 05 Jan 2007
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Coat of arms
image by Sérgio Horta, 08 Jan 2007
The arms are Sable three watermill wheels Purpure in fess on a fess Argent charged with a fess Azure and in chief a five-pointed estoile upright Argent between two bunches of grapes leaved Vert and fruited Purpure.
António Martins-Tuválkin, 05 Jan 2007
The main element of the arms stand for the local early river-powered loom industry and the star stands for the mountain range Serra da Estrela(Star Range), a feature common to several local arms in this region; grapes symbolize local vineyards.
António Martins-Tuválkin, 05 Jan 2007
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Version without the coat of arms
image by António Martins-Tuválkin, Apr 2010
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Previous flag
image by Sérgio Horta, 05 Jan 2007
Before the upgrading of the municipality seat to city status, in 1988.02.01, the mural crown had only four towers (town rank) and the scroll read simply "GOUVEIA". This flag and arms was adopted and published in the official journal Diário da República : I Série in 1985.02.21 (a remarkably late date).
António Martins-Tuválkin, 05 Jan 2007
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Presentation of Gouveia
Gouveia municipality had 15 792 inhabitants in 2001, and it consists of 22 communes, covering 300,6 km². It is part of Guarda District, traditional province Beira Alta, 1999 ref. adm. region Beira Interior, C.C.R. / NUTS II Centro, and NUTS III Beira Interior Norte.
António Martins-Tuválkin, 05 Jan 2007
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