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Pereiras-Gare Commune (Portugal)

Freguesia de Pereiras-Gare, Concelho de Odemira, Distrito de Beja

Last modified: 2014-08-23 by klaus-michael schneider
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[Pereiras-Gare commune] 2:3 image by Sérgio Horta, 7 May 2009
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About the Flag

It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain red field (village rank).
António Martins-Tuválkin, 7 May 2009

Coat of arms

[Pereiras-Gare commune CoA] image by Sérgio Horta, 7 May 2009

The arms are Or a branch of strawberry tree Vert fruited Gules and a branch of Cork Oak Vert acorned Argent their thick ends per saltire and in chief a sheaf of wheat Or tied Azure and in base a millstone Gules. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll reading in black upper case letters "PEREIRAS - GARE".
Meaning:
The arms are not canting, as "pereiras" (pl. of "pereira") means "pear tree", and "gare" means "railway station".
António Martins-Tuválkin, 7 May 2009

Flag and arms adopted and published in the official journal Diário da República: III Série in 2002.11.22
António Martins-Tuválkin, 7 May 2009

Presentation of Pereiras-Gare

Pereiras Gare Commune is one of the 17 communes of Odemira Municipality (q.v.); it had 373 inhabitants in 2001 and covers 64,68 km².
António Martins-Tuválkin, 7 May 2009

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