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Picão e Ermida Commune (Portugal)

Freguesia de Picão e Ermida, Concelho de Castro Daire, Distrito de Viseu

Last modified: 2014-09-06 by klaus-michael schneider
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[Ermida commune (- 2013)] 2:3 image by Sérgio Horta, 10 Feb 2010
flag of former Ermida commune
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Former Ermida Commune (until 2013)

It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain green field (village rank).
António Martins-Tuválkin, 10 Feb 2010

Coat of arms

[Ermida commune CoA (- 2013)] image by Sérgio Horta, 10 Feb 2010

The arms are Or two sheep Sable passant affronty and an corn cob Vert fruited Or and two ears of rye Vert all tied Gules. Mural crown Argent with four visible towers (town rank) and white scroll reading in black upper case letters "ERMIDA - CASTRO DAIRE".
António Martins-Tuválkin, 10 Feb 2010

Flag adopted and published in the official journal Diário da República: III Série in 2000.12.21
António Martins-Tuválkin, 10 Feb 2010

Presentation of Ermida

Ermida Commune is one of the pre-2013 communes of Castro Daire Municipality (q.v.); it had 297 inhabitants in 2001 and covered 8,93 km²; the communal territory is split into three discontinuous areas, which is unusual in Portugal.
António Martins-Tuválkin, 10 Feb 2010

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