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Feteiras Commune (Portugal)

Freguesia de Feteiras, Concelho de Ponta Delgada, Açores

Last modified: 2017-01-18 by klaus-michael schneider
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[Feteiras commune] 2:3 image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 16 Jan 2017
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About the Flag

It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a field quartered of blue and yellow.
Source: communal webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 16 Jan 2017

Coat of arms

Shield Gules, a well Argent, pouring water of the same, in base two fern fronds Or, crossed per saltire, in chief a goshawk Argent, charged with an inescutcheon Azure, charged with five plates in quincunx. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll with inscription in black capitals "FETEIRAS - PONTA DELGADA".
Meaning:
The goshawk is a local symbol of the Açores. The quina is a national symbol. The fern fronds (Port.: feteiras, derived from "feto" (= fern), are canting elements.
Sources: this webpage and communal webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 16 Jan 2017

Flag and arms published in the official journal Diário da República: III Série on 11 August 2003
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 16 Jan 2017


Presentation of Feteiras

Feteiras Commune is one of the 24 communes of Ponta Delgada Municipality; it had 1571 inhabitants in 2011 and covers 23.5 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 16 Jan 2017


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