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Fuseta Commune (Portugal)

Freguesia de Fuseta, Concelho de Olhão, Distrito de Faro

2:3, image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 4 Nov 2024
2:3, image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 4 Nov 2024

Fuseta Commune

Flag
Coat of Arms
Presentation of Fuseta

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Flag

It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a field quartered white over blue. Left image above shows the current version, right image above shows the version reported in 1999
Source: Sérgio Horta´s webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 14 Nov 2014

Coat of Arms

image by Sérgio Horta, 9 Dec 1999

Shield Azure a sailing boat Gules fringed Or with sail Argent over silver-green-silver-green waves, on dexter canton a 5-point star Or. Mural crown with four visible towers Argent (town rank) and a white scroll with inscription in black initials "FUSETA", which replaced the former version described below in 2001.
Shield Azure a sailing boat Gules fringed Or with sail Argent, issuant from base wavy of Argent-Vert-Argent-Vert-Vert , on dexter canton a 5-point star Or. Mural crown with four visible towers Argent (town rank) and a yellow scroll with inscription in black initials "VILA DA FUSETA" (reported 9 December 1999).
Meaning:
The green waves are symbolising the location on the shores of the Atlantic. The star is an attribute of Our Lady of Mount Carmel, the local patron saint.
Sérgio Horta, 9 Dec 1999

Published in Diário da República: III Série on 6 February 2001
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 29 Sep 2024

Presentation of Fuseta

Fuseta is one of the five communes of Olhão Municipality. It had 1918 inhabitants in 2011 and covers 0,36 km². Its territory is completely surrounded by that one of Moncarapacho and the sea shore.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 14 Nov 2014

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