Last modified: 2016-02-24 by klaus-michael schneider
Keywords: gafanha da encarnacao | barges(2) | crown(marian) | base(wavy) |
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![[Gafanha da Encarnação commune]](../images/p/pt-ilhge.gif)
2:3 image by Klaus-Michael Schneider and Peter Hans van den Muijzenberg, 17 Nov 2014
It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a field of green and yellow.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 18 Oct 2014
![[Gafanha da Encarnação commune CoA]](../images/p/pt-ilhge).gif)
image located by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 18 Oct 2014
The shield is Or, the prows of two ships averted Sable and Argent, garnished and decorated traditionally, moving to the flanks, in base five barrulets wavy Vert - Argent - Azure - Argent - Vert, in chief a Marian crown Azure with jewelry. Mural crown Argent with four visible towers (town rank) and white scroll reading in black upper case letters "GAFANHA DA ENCARNAÇ ÃO".
Meaning:
The ships depicted had been used as barges till the early 20th century, nowadays they are tourist ships for channel cruises. The crown is an attribute of Our Lady of Incarnation, the waves finally refer to sea water and sweet water. The town is located on the shores of the Atlantic and the banks of the lagoon Ria de Aveiro.
Source: communal webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 18 Oct 2014
Gafanha da Encarnação is one of the four communes of Ílhavo Municipality. It had 5362 inhabitants and covers 11,98 km². The commune was established in 1926 and upgraded to a town on 9 December 2004.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 18 Oct 2014
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