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Alvites Commune (Portugal)

Freguesia de Alvites, Concelho de Mirandela, Distrito de Bragança

Last modified: 2018-03-18 by klaus-michael schneider
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[Alvites commune] 2:3 image by Sérgio Horta and António Martins-Tuválkin, 12 Dec 2017
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About the Flag

It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a field quartered of white and blue.
António Martins-Tuválkin, 12 Dec 2017

Coat of arms

[Alvites commune CoA] image by Sérgio Horta, 12 Dec 2017

Shield Argent, issuant from base a mound Sable, upon it a tower Azure masoned Argent with port and windows Sable, flanked by two olive branches Vert fruited Sable. Mural crown Argent with four visible towers (town rank) and white scroll reading in black upper case serifed letters "ALVITES".
Source: this webpage
António Martins-Tuválkin, 12 Dec 2017

Flag and arms published in the official journal Diário da República: III Série on 25 October 1993 Source: here
António Martins-Tuválkin, 12 Dec 2017

Presentation of Alvites

Alvites Commune is one of the 30 communes of Mirandela Municipality; it had 237 inhabitants in 2011 and covers 17.8 km².
António Martins-Tuválkin, 12 Dec 2017

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