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Podame Commune (Portugal)

Freguesia de Podame, Concelho de Monção, Distrito de Viana do Castelo

Last modified: 2015-08-07 by klaus-michael schneider
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[Podame (Monção) commune] 2:3 image by Sérgio Horta, 9 Aug 2015
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About the Flag

It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain green field.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 9 Aug 2015

Coat of arms

Shield Or with base wavy of Argent and Azure, crowned by a mountain issuant Vert, a calvary Gules flanked by a surgery tool of the same at dexter and a pharmacy's ballot box Azure at sinister. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll with inscription in black initials: "PODAME - MONÇÃO".
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 9 Aug 2015

Draft of flag and arms made by Carlos Alberto Mouteira Fernandes, published in the official journal Diário da República: III Série on 28 June 2001
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 9 Aug 2015


Presentation of Podame

Podame Commune is one of the 24 communes of the Monção municipality (q.v.); it had 278 inhabitants in 2011 and covers 3.7 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 9 Aug 2015


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