Soutelo Commune (Portugal) (original) (raw)

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Freguesia de Soutelo, Concelho de Vila Verde, Distrito de Braga

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[[Soutelo (Vila Verde) commune flag]](../images/p/pt-vvdso.gif)2:3, image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 6 Feb 2025

Soutelo Commune

Flag

It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a field quartered of green and yellow.
Source: Sérgio Horta´s webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 6 Feb 2025

Coat of Arms

Shield Or semi of flax blossoms Azure, a chestnut tree eradicated Vert fruited Argent, on base two distaffs Sable in saltire with yarns Azure. Mural crown Argent with four visible towers (village rank) and white scroll reading in black upper case serifed letters "SOUTELO - VILA VERDE".
Meaning:
The tree is a canting element, as the name means something like little chestnut grove. Distaffs and blossoms are alluding to the production of linen, an important business line all over the municipality.
Source: Hiperglobal webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 6 Feb 2025

Published in Diário da República: III Série on 8 April 2005
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 6 Feb 2025

Presentation of Soutelo

Soutelo is one of the 21 communes of Vila Verde Municipality not affected by the 2013 changes; it had 2124 inhabitants in 2021 and covers 4,71 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 6 Feb 2025

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