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Rapa e Cadafaz United Commune (Portugal)

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União das Freguesias de Rapa e Cadafaz, Concelho de Celorico da Beira, Distrito da Guarda


[ commune flag (until 2013)] 2:3, image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 21 Mar 2025
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Rapa e Cadafaz United Commune

Flag

It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain green field.
Source: Sérgio Horta´s webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 21 Mar 2025

Coat of Arms

Shield Or, above an eradicated tree Vert, in chief two theatre masks ordered per fess, a comedy mask Gules at dexter and a tragedy mask Sable at sinister, issuant from base a triplemount Vert, charged with a sheep passant Argent. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and long white scroll, as often used by united communes, reading in black upper case serifed letters "UNIÃO DAS FREGUESIAS DE RAPA E CADAFAZ".
Meaning:
The upper half displays the arms of the former Rapa Commune, the lower half is taken from the arms of the former Cadafaz Commune.
Source: Sérgio Horta´s webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 21 Mar 2025

Published in Diário da República: II Série on 3 October 2016
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 21 Mar 2025

Presentation of Rapa e Cadafaz

Rapa e Cadafaz is one of the four communes of Celorico da Beira Municipality created by a merger during the 2013 changes. It had 242 inhabitants in 2021 and covers 16,17 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 21 Mar 2025

Former Rapa Commune (until 2013)

Flag

[Rapa commune (until 2013)] 2:3, image by Sérgio Horta, 13 July 2018

It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain green field.
Source: Sérgio Horta´s webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 13 July 2018


Source: Sérgio Horta´s webpage

Coat of Arms

Shield Or, an eradicated tree Vert, in chief two theatre masks ordered per fess, a comedy mask Gules at dexter and a tragedy mask Sable at sinister. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and short white scroll, Bénard Guedes style, with inscription in black initials "RAPA".
Source: this webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 13 July 2018

Published in Diário da República: III Série on 14 October 2004
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 13 July 2018

Presentation of Rapa

Rapa was one of the ten communes of Celorico da Beira Municipality affected by the 2013 changes. It had 162 inhabitants in 2011 and covered 7,6 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 13 July 2018

Former Cadafaz Commune (until 2013)

Flag

[Cadafaz (Celorico da Beira) commune (until 2013)] 2:3, image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 13 July 2018

It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain yellow field.
Source: Sérgio Horta´s webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 13 July 2018

Coat of Arms

Shield Vert with base wavy of Azure and Argent, two sheep passant Argent, in chief a millstone Argent, issuant from base wavy a triplemount Or. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll with inscription in black capitals "CADAFAZ - CELORICO DA BEIRA"
Source: Hiperglobal webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 13 July 2018

Published in Diário da República: III Série on 3 May 2006
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 13 July 2018

Presentation of

was one of the ten communes of Celorico da Beira Municipality affected by the 2013 changes. It had 140 inhabitants in 2011 and covered 8,5 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 13 July 2018

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