Golães Commune (Portugal)

Freguesia de Golães, Concelho da Fafe, Distrito de Braga

Last modified: 2024-12-21 by klaus-michael schneider
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• Golães Commune
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• Coat of Arms
• Presentation of Golães

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Golães 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
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 7 Dec 2024

Coat of Arms

Shield Vert with base wavy of Argent and Azure a lyre Argent, flanked by two plaits Or in pale, on central chief a pair of compasses Or. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and short white scroll, in Bénard Guedes style, reading in black upper case serifed letters "GOLÃES - FAFE".
Meaning:
The base wavy is a representation of the Vizela River. The lyre is alluding to the local marching band.
Source: Hiperglobal webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 7 Dec 2024

Published in Diário da República: III Série on 7 March 2006
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 7 Dec 2024

Presentation of Golães

Golães is one of the 17 communes of Fafe Municipality not affected by the 2013 changes; it had 2024 inhabitants in 2021 and covers 4,7 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 7 Dec 2024

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