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Pontével Commune (Portugal)

Freguesia de Pontével, Concelho de Cartaxo, Distrito de Santarém

Last modified: 2015-04-25 by klaus-michael schneider
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[Pontével commune] 2:3 image by Sérgio Horta, 19 Apr 2015
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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 red and white.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 19 Apr 2015

Coat of arms

[Pontével commune CoA] image by Sérgio Horta, 19 Apr 2015

Shield Gules with base wavy of Argent and Azure, crowned by a bridge Argent issuant masoned Sable, in chief a Maltese cross flanked by two baskets Or filled with wheat ears and grapevines of the same. Mural crown Argent with four visible towers (town rank) and white scroll with inscription in black initials: "PONTÉVEL".
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 19 Apr 2015

Flag and arms published in the official journal Diário da República: III Série on 30 May 1995
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 19 Apr 2015

Presentation of Pontével

Pontével Commune is one of the six communes of the Cartaxo municipality (q.v.); it had 4614 inhabitants in 2011 and covers 29.38 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 19 Apr 2015

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