Creixomil Commune (Portugal)

Freguesia de Creixomil, Concelho de Guimarães, Distrito de Braga

Last modified: 2016-06-06 by klaus-michael schneider
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• About the flag
• Presentation of Creixomil

• Guimarães Municipality
• Portugal

About the Flag

It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain yellow field.
Source: Guimarães municipal webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 30 May 2016

Shield Vert with base wavy of Argent and Azure, issuant from base a throughout bridge Argent masoned Sable, above a calvary Or covered by a monument of the same. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll with inscription in black capitals "CREIXOMIL" (no distinguishing mark, font: no sans serif type as required by law).
Meaning:
The arms show the local bridge, which supposedly dates from Roman times, over the Selho river on the road from Guimarães to Porto. Above the bridge is the monument Padrão de S.Lázaro (monument of St. Lazarus) in the town, a historical landmark.
Sources: communal webpage and Ralf Hartemink's webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 30 May 2016

Flag and arms published in the official journal Diário da República: II Série on 12 July 2013
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 30 May 2016

Presentation of Creixomil

Creixomil Commune is one of the 48 communes of Guimarães Municipality; it had 9641 inhabitants in 2011 and covers 3.0 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 30 May 2016

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