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![[Porto da Carne commune flag]](../images/p/pt-grdpt.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 red field.
Source: Sérgio Horta´s webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 28 Sep 2024
Shield Or with base wavy consisting of five connected barrulets wavy alternating of Azure and Argent, at dexter a cleaver Gules hafted Sable in pale, at sinister a dagger Gules in pale, on chief a 5-point star Azure. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll reading in black upper case serifed letters "PORTO DA CARNE".
Meaning:
The star is symbolising the location at the slopes of the Serra Estrela, a local mountain ridge. It is also an attribute of Our Lady of Good Success, worshipped by the local people with devotion. Cleaver and dagger are attributes of St. Peter of Verona, the local patron saint. The base wavy is a representation of the Montego River. The commune is located on his right bank.
Source: Hiperglobal webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 28 Sep 2024
Published in Diário da República: III Série on 22 September 2005
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 28 Sep 2024
Porto da Carne is one of the 35 communes of Guarda Municipality not affected by the 2013 changes; it had 338 inhabitants in 2021 and covers 1,98 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 28 Sep 2024
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