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Paredes da Beira Commune (Portugal)

Freguesia de Paredes da Beira, Concelho de São João da Pesqueira, Distrito de Viseu

Last modified: 2017-02-21 by klaus-michael schneider
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[Paredes da Beira commune] 2:3 image by Sérgio Horta, 29 June 2010
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About the Flag

It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a field quatered of yellow and blue.
António Martins-Tuválkin, 29 June 2010

Coat of arms

[Paredes da Beira commune CoA] image by Sérgio Horta, 29 June 2010

The arms are Azure seven castles Argent set four and two and one masoned Sable with port and windows Gules, in chief a sun Or. Mural crown Argent with four visible towers (town rank) and white scroll reading "PAREDES DA BEIRA" in black upper case letters.
Meaning:
Paredes means (house) walls so the arms might be partly canting.
António Martins-Tuválkin, 29 June 2010

Flag and arms adopted and published in the official journal Diário da República: III Série on 29 April 1996
António Martins-Tuválkin, 29 June 2010


Presentation of Paredes da Beira

Paredes da Beira Commune is one of the 11 communes of São João da Pesqueira Municipality; it had 629 inhabitants in 2001 and covers 23.3 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 21 Feb 2017


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