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 image by Ivan Sache, 4 
August 2020
 image by Ivan Sache, 4 
August 2020
The municipality of Santa Maria do Herval (6,100 inhabitants in 2010; 13,920 
ha) is located 75 km of Porto Alegre.
Santa Maria do Herval was 
established in 1853 by German immigrants, as Picada Herval. The district of Boa 
Vista do Herval was created on 31 October 1912 as São Leopoldo's 8th district, 
to be renamed to Padre Eterno in 1935, and eventually to Santa Maria do Herval 
on 1 March 1950. Santa Maria do Herval was transferred in 1958 to the newly 
formed municipality of Dois Irmãos.
The municipality of Santa Maria de Herval 
was established by State Law No. 8,634 promulgated on 12 May 1988.
http://www.santamariadoherval.rs.gov.br/ 
Municipal website
Ivan Sache, 4 August 2020
Vertically divided, green-white-yellow, with narrow red stripes between these 
fields, and with the 
municipal arms in the centre. 
Dirk Schönberger, 
23 March 2012
The municipality of Santa Maria do Herval (6,100 inhabitants in 
2010; 13,920 ha) is located 75 km of Porto Alegre.
Santa Maria do Herval 
was established in 1853 by German immigrants, as Picada Herval. The district of 
Boa Vista do Herval was created on 31 October 1912 as São Leopoldo's 8th 
district, to be renamed to Padre Eterno in 1935, and eventually to Santa Maria 
do Herval on 1 March 1950. Santa Maria do Herval was transferred in 1958 to the 
newly formed municipality of Dois Irmãos.
The municipality of Santa Maria de 
Herval was established by State Law No. 8,634 promulgated on 12 May 1988.
http://www.santamariadoherval.rs.gov.br/ 
Municipal website
The 
flag of Santa Maria do Herval is prescribed by Municipal Law No. 12 promulgated 
on 18 April 1989.
Article 1.
The municipal flag of Santa Maria do 
Herval shall have the official dimensions and be composed as follows.
I. The 
two lateral parts, arranged vertically, shall be:
a) on the right, yellow
b) on the left, green.
II. The central part shall be white, separated from 
the lateral parts by two narrow red stripes of 2 cm in length, red, and charged 
in the center with the municipal coat of arms.
https://leismunicipais.com.br/a/rs/s/santa-maria-do-herval/lei-ordinaria/1989/2/12/lei-ordinaria-n-12-1989-cria-a-bandeira-municipal-de-santa-maria-do-herval
Leis Municipais database
The coat of arms of Santa Maria do Herval is 
prescribed by Municipal Law No. 13 promulgated on 18 April 1989.
Article 
1.
I. The emblem shall be composed of three parts.
a) Shield
b) Scrolls
c) Outer symbols of the municipality, the state, the nation.
II. The 
shield shall be composed of three parts.
a) Identification of the 
municipality
Silhouette of green hills typical of the region, with a white 
waterfall in the center, on a celestial blue firmament background, in the center 
a crescent moon and sun rays, as symbols of progress.
b) A mate ["erva-mate"] 
plant, the municipality's namesake.
c) A colonist with a hoe on the shoulder, 
to represent agriculture.
d) Separating and surrounding the shield's three 
parts, a narrow yellow stripe.
III. The scrolls shall be white, bordered 
in yellow and inscribed with:
a) Santa Maria do Herval's date of 
emancipation: "12 de maio 1988"
b) The municipality's name "SANTA MARIA DO 
HERVAL - RS".
IV. Outer symbols of the municipality, the state, the 
nation.
a) over the scroll charged with the municipality's name and on the 
sides of the scroll charged with the date of emancipation, two light blue 
isosceles triangles outlined in yellow, charged in the center:
- on the 
right, with tubercles representing chips production
- on the left, with a 
factory with a chimney, representing local industry.
b) beneath the shield, 
two mate branches
c) On the shield's right and left, respectively, the flag 
of the state and the flag of Brazil, with staffs crossed behind the shield.
https://leismunicipais.com.br/a/rs/s/santa-maria-do-herval/lei-ordinaria/1989/2/13/lei-ordinaria-n-13-1989-cria-o-emblema-do-municipio-e-da-outras-providencias
Leis Municipais database
Photo
https://www.facebook.com/pmsmh/photos/a.2267445386819555/2267921473438613/?type=3&theater 
Ivan Sache, 4 August 2020