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Nelas Municipality (Portugal)

Concelho de Nelas, Distrito de Viseu

Last modified: 2014-08-02 by klaus-michael schneider
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[Nelas municipality] 2:3 image by António Martins-Tuválkin, 1 June 2006
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About the Flag

It is a quite typical Portuguese municipal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a quartered background (meaning town rank) of white and purple.
António Martins-Tuválkin, 1 June 2006

Coat of arms

[ municipality CoA] image by Sérgio Horta, 1 June 2006

The coat of arms is argent around a fess sable changed with three maize ears argent set in pale three bunches of grapes fruited purpure and leaved and stemmed vert. Mural crown argent with four visible towers (town rank) and white scroll reading in black upper case letters "Vila de Nelas".
António Martins-Tuválkin, 1 June 2006

Coat of Arms and flag approved by law of 1935.03.25.
António Martins-Tuválkin, 1 June 2006

Version without Coat of Arms

[Nelas municipality municipality plain] 2:3 image by António Martins-Tuválkin, 1 June 2006

Presentation of Penedono

Nelas municipality had 14 283 inhabitants in 2001, and it is divided in 9 communes, covering 127,82 km². It is part of Viseu District, traditional province Beira Alta, 1999 ref. adm. region Beira Litoral, C.C.R. / NUTS II Centro, and NUTS III Dão-Lafões.
António Martins-Tuválkin, 16 Apr 2007

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