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Gavião e Atalaia United Commune (Portugal)

Last modified: 2016-08-20 by klaus-michael schneider
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União das Freguesias de Gavião e Atalaia, Concelho de Gavião, Distrito de Portalegra


[ commune] 2:3 image by Sérgio Horta, 12 July 2016
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About the Flag

It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain green field.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 12 July 2016

Coat of arms

Shield Argent, two grapevines Or set in fess, each one surrounded by leaves Vert, in chief a sparrowhawk Gules armed Sable, in base an olive branch Vert fruited Sable. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers and white scroll with inscription in black capitals "FREGUESIA DE GAVIÃO".
Meaning:
The sparrowhawk (Port.: gavião) is a canting element.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 12 July 2016

Flag and arms published in the official journal Diário da República: III Série on 29 October 2001
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 12 July 2016


Presentation of Gavião

Gavião Commune was one of the pre-2013 communes of Gavião Municipality; it had 1609 inhabitants in 2011 and covered 77.9 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 12 July 2016


Presentation of Atalaia

Atalaia Commune was one of the pre-2013 communes of Gavião Municipality; it had 138 inhabitants in 2011 and covered 19.4 km². As source just displays an empty shield, there probably had been no proper symbols.
Source: this webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 12 July 2016


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