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Curalha Commune (Portugal)

Freguesia de Curalha, Concelho de Chaves, Distrito de Vila Real

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[Curalha commune flag] 2:3, image by António Martins-Tuválkin, 18 May 2024
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Curalha Commune

Flag

It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain white field.
Source: Sérgio Horta´s webpage
António Martins-Tuválkin, 18 May 2024

Coat of Arms


[Curalha commune CoA] image by Sérgio Horta, 18 May 2024

Shield Azure with base wavy Argent two barrulets wavy Azure, issuant from a castle wall Argent masoned Sable a pine tree Argent fruited Or. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll reading in black upper case serifed letters "".
Meaning:
hese arms refer to the the River Tâmega, a local Roman fortification, and, within the latter, a late monumental example of Pinus pinea.
Source: Hiperglobal webpage
António Martins-Tuválkin, 18 May 2024

Published in Diário da República: III Série on 25 July 2003
António Martins-Tuválkin, 18 May 2024

Presentation of Curalha

Curalha was one of the 30 communes of Chaves Municipality not affected by the 2013 changes ; it had 416 inhabitants in 2021 and covers 7.82 km².
António Martins-Tuválkin, 18 May 2024

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