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klaus-michael schneider
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![[Sousela commune flag]](../images/p/pt-lsdss.gif)
2:3, image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 29 Sep 2024
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, 29 Sep 2024
Shield Or with base wavy of Azure and Argent, a corn plant eradicated Vert with three cobs Argent, flanked at dexter by a bunch of grapes Purpure leafed Vert, at sinister by a cogwheel Sable. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll reading in black upper case serifed letters "SOUSELAS - LOUSADA".
Meaning:
The base wavy is a representation of the Mezio River, a creek with origin in the commune, and the Sousa River, the commune is located 7 kms from its right bank. The grape bunch is symbolising viticulture, the corn plant agriculture, the cogwheel industries.
Source: Hiperglobal webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 29 Sep 2024
Published in Diário da República: II Série on 31 October 2007
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 29 Sep 2024
Sousela is one of the nine communes of Lousada Municipality not affected by the 2013 changes; it had 1789 inhabitants in 2021 and covers 7,08 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 29 Sep 2024
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