Last modified: 2010-07-10 by antónio martins
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It is a quite typical portuguese municipal flag, with the
coat of arms centered on a plain yellow background. Flag
and arms adopted and published in the official journal Diário
da República : I Série in 1951.06.13.
António Martins, 14 Dec 2006
The arms are Argent a cross pattee Gules voided (cross of the
Christ Knights’ Order) surrounded by two branches
of orange Vert fruited Or crossed in base and tied Gules above a rocky ground
Sable lined or issuant from the base and charged with a wavy fess Azure
fimbriated Argent. Mural crown argent with four visible towers
(town rank) and white scroll reading in black
upper case letters "Ribeira de Pena".
António Martins, 14 Dec 2006
Plain (monocolored) portuguese subnational flags are
not allowed to have armless
variations: plain flags always carry the coat of arms.
Jorge Candeias, 18 Jul 1999
Ribeira de Pena municipality had 7412 inhabitants in 2001, and it is
divided in 7 communes, covering 217,66 km². It belongs to:
Vila Real District, traditional province
Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, 1999 ref. adm. region
and C.C.R./NUT2 Centro, and NUT3 Tâmega.
António Martins, 14 Dec 2006
The arms are partly canting, for "ribeira de
pena" means something like "cliff stream".
António Martins, 14 Dec 2006
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