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klaus-michael schneider
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![[Meios (Guarda) commune flag]](../images/p/pt-grdme.gif)
2:3, image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 28 Sep 2024
It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain yellow field.
Source: Sérgio Horta´s webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 28 Sep 2024
Shield Vert, issuant from base wavy of Azure and Argent a mount Argent, charged with a 5-point star Azure, on chief a weaver´s shuttle Or in fess. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll reading in black upper case serifed letters "MEIOS – GUARDA".
Meaning:
Mount and star are a representation of Serra de Estrela (= star mountains), a local ridge, the base wavy of the Mondego River. Meios is member of the connection of the so called "mountain villages" (Portuguese: aldeias de montanha), located between the above ridge and the protected area of the Serra da Gardunha. The shuttle is referring to local textiles industries.
Sources: Hiperglobal webpage and Portuguese WIKIPEDIA
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 28 Sep 2024
Published in Diário da República: III Série on 23 March 2005
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 28 Sep 2024
Meios is one of the 35 communes of Guarda Municipality not affected by the 2013 changes; it had 150 inhabitants in 2021 and covers 4,83 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 28 Sep 2024
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