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Poiares Commune (Portugal)

Freguesia de Poiares, Concelho de Freixo de Espada à Cinta, Distrito de Bragança

Last modified: 2018-07-15 by klaus-michael schneider
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[Poiares (Freixo de Espada à Cinta) commune ] 2:3 image by Sérgio Horta and Klaus-Michael Schneider, 16 July 2018
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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.
Source: here
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 16 July 2018

Coat of arms

Shield Argent, two paly olive branches Vert fruited sable and ordered per fess, in chief a vulture Sable garnished Or, issuant from base a mount Sable, charged with an otter sejant guardant Or. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll with inscription in black capitals "POIARES - FREIXO DE ESPADA À CINTA".
Source: this webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 18 Mar 2017

Flag and arms published in the official journal Diário da República: III Série on 11 January 2005
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 18 Mar 2017


Presentation of Poiares

Poiares Commune is one of the four communes of Freixo de Espada à Cinta Municipality; it had 411 inhabitants in 2011 and covers 40.7 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 18 Mar 2017


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