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Castedo e Cotas United Commune (Portugal)

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União das Freguesias de Castedo e Cotas, Concelho de Alijó, Distrito de Vila Real

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Castedo e Cotas United Commune

The commune either has not yet proper symbols or they are unknown.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 24 May 2024

Former Castedo Commune (until 2013)

Flag


[Castedo commune flag (until 2013)] 2:3, image by António Martins-Tuválkin, 21 Mar 2024

It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain yellow field.
Source: Sérgio Horta´s webpage
António Martins-Tuválkin, 21 Mar 2024

Coat of Arms


[Castedo commune CoA (until 2013)] image by Sérgio Horta, 21 Mar 2024

Shield Azure with base wavy Argent charged with a barrulet wavy Azure, issuant from base an ancient ship Or garnished Gules rigged Argent stowed with wine barrels, in chief a horseshoe Argent. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll reading in black upper case serifed letters "CASTEDO - ALIJÓ".
Meaning:
The ship is a traditional Douro River sailboat used wine barrel transport (rabelo).
Source: Hiperglobal webpage
António Martins-Tuválkin, 21 Mar 2024

Published in Diário da República: III Série on 4 June 2002
António Martins-Tuválkin, 21 Mar 2024

Presentation of Castedo

Castedo was one of the 14 communes of Alijó Municipality affected by the 2013 changes. It had 373 inhabitants in 2011 and covered 13,52 km².
António Martins-Tuválkin, 21 Mar 2024

Former Cotas Commune (until 2013)

Flag


[Cotas commune flag (until 2013)] 2:3, image by António Martins-Tuválkin, 23 Mar 2024

It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain blue field.
Source: Sérgio Horta´s webpage
António Martins-Tuválkin, 8 Apr 2010

Coat of Arms

[Cotas commune CoA (until 2013)] image by Sérgio Horta, 8 Apr 2010

Shield Argent gutty Vert issuant from base wavy Azure charged with two barrulets wavy Argent a traditional Port wine barrel cargo Douro river ship (rabelo) Sable garnished Or and dressed Gules carrying three wine barrels Or garnished Sable. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) (commune rank) and white scroll reading in black upper case letters "COTAS - ALIJÓ".
Source: Hiperglobal webpage
António Martins-Tuválkin, 8 Apr 2010

Published in Diário da República: IIi Série on 8 February 2001
António Martins-Tuválkin, 8 Apr 2010

Presentation of Cotas

Cotas Commune was one of the pre-2013 communes of Alijó Municipality; it had 245 inhabitants in 2011 and covers 15,39 km².
António Martins-Tuválkin, 8 Apr 2010

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