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Gafanha do Carmo Commune (Portugal)

Freguesia de Gafanha do Carmo, Concelho de Ílhavo, Distrito de Aveiro

Last modified: 2016-02-24 by klaus-michael schneider
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[Gafanha do Carmo commune] 2:3 image by Sérgio Horta and Peter Hans van den Muijzenberg, 17 Nov 2014
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About the Flag

It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain blue field.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 17 Oct 2014

Coat of arms

[Gafanha do Carmo commune CoA] image by Sérgio Horta, 17 Oct 2014

The shield is Argent, a ship Sable rigged Gules, sailing on a base wavy Vert-Argent-Azure-Argent-Vert, in chief two windmill vanes rigged Azure. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll reading "GAFANHA DO CARMO" in black upper case letters
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 17 Oct 2014

Flag and arms adopted and published in Diário da República: III Série on 4 July 2000
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 17 Oct 2014

Presentation of Gafanha do Carmo

Gafanha do Carmo is one of the four communes of Ílhavo Municipality. It had 1526 inhabitants and covers 7,05 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 17 Oct 2014

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