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Gondar e Orbacém United Commune (Portugal)

União das Freguesias de Gondar e Orbacém, Concelho de Caminha, Distrito de Viana do Castel

Last modified: 2015-04-18 by klaus-michael schneider
Keywords: gondar(caminha) | orbacem | bar(wavy) | orb | spinning wheel | watermill(wheel) | palm(leaf) | lozenge |
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Former Gondar commune (until 2013)

[Gondar commune (until 2013)] 2:3 image by , 7 Apr 2015

It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain white field.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 7 Apr 2015

Coat of arms

Shield Vert, a throughout bar wavy Argent charged with a barrulet wavy Azure between an orb Or in chief and a spinning wheel Or in base. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll with inscription in black initials: "GONDAR - CAMINHA".
Meaning:
The orb is an attribute of Jesus Christ as the Divine Saviour,the local patron saint.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 7 Apr 2015

Draft of flag and arms made by Carlos Alberto Mouteira Fernandes. Published in Diário da República: III Série on 9 November 2004
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 7 Apr 2015

Presentation of Gondar

Gondar Commune was one of the pre-2013 communes of Caminha Municipality (q.v.); it had 222 inhabitants in 2011 and covered 5.35 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 7 Apr 2015

Former Orbacém commune (until 2013)

[Orbacém commune (until 2013)] 2:3 image by , 7 Apr 2015

It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain yellow field.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 7 Apr 2015

Coat of arms

Shield Azure, a watermill wheel Argent flanked by two lozenges Or, a palm leaf Or in chief and a bar wavy Argent in base. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll with inscription in black initials: "ORBACÉM".
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 7 Apr 2015

Draft of flag and arms made by Carlos Alberto Mouteira Fernandes. Published in Diário da República: III Série on 21 November 2002
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 7 Apr 2015

Presentation of Orbacém

Orbacém Commune was one of the pre-2013 communes of Caminha Municipality (q.v.); it had 213 inhabitants in 2011 and covered 5.2 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 7 Apr 2015

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