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![[Castelões (Tondela) commune flag]](../images/p/pt-tndca.gif) 2:3, image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 28 Aug 2024
2:3, image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 28 Aug 2024
It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain blue field.
Source: Sérgio Horta´s webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 28 Aug 2024 
Shield Or an orange tree eradicated Vert fruited Gules between two crossbows Gules in pale, on chief an orb Azure garnished Argent. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll reading in black upper case serifed letters "CASTELÕES - TONDELA".
Meaning:
The orb is an attribute of Jesus Christ, being the local patron saint as the Divine Saviour.
Source: Hiperglobal webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 28 Aug 2024 
Published in Diário da República: III Série on 30 October 2004 
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 28 Aug 2024 
Castelões is one of the 12 communes of Tondela Municipality not affected by the 2013 changes; it had 1414 inhabitants in 2021 and covers 16,89 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 28 Aug 2024 
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