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klaus-michael schneider
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![[Cabanelas (Vila Verde) commune flag]](../images/p/pt-vvdca.gif)
2:3, image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 3 Feb 2025
It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain green field.
Source: Sérgio Horta´s webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 3 Feb 2025
Shield Argent with base wavy of Azure and Argent, charged with a millstone Gules, above a jar Gules flanked by two corn plants Vert. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll reading in black upper case serifed letters "CABANELAS - VILA VERDE".
Meaning:
The millstone is a representation of the many former grain mills, the fertile lowlands, base of the production of rye, oat, corn and wine. The base wavy is a representation of the Cávado River and the Poriço Creek. The jar is symbolising the local clay, base of the local pottery.
Source: Hiperglobal webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 3 Feb 2025
Published in Diário da República: III Série on 17 September 1999
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 3 Feb 2025
Cabanelas is one of the 21 communes of Vila Verde Municipality not affected by the 2013 changes; it had 1973 inhabitants in 2021 and covers 6,21 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 3 Feb 2025
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