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![[Abadim commune flag]](../images/p/pt-cbcab.gif)
2:3, image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 17 Dec 2024
It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a field quartrered of white and red.
Source: Sérgio Horta´s webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 17 Dec 2024
Shield Azure an embattled tower Argent masoned Gules with port and windows of the same, flanked by two millstones Argent, on central chief a dragon volant Argent, pierced by a spear Gules in bend sinister, issuant from base a mount Or. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll reading in black upper case serifed letters "ABADIM".
Meaning:
The dragon, displayed however as a wyvern, is an attribute of St. George, the local patron saint.
Source: Hiperglobal webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 17 Dec 2024
Published in Diário da República: II Série on 30 September 2011
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 17 Dec 2024
Abadim is one of the eight communes of Cabeceiras de Basto Municipality not affected by the 2013 changes; it had 472 inhabitants in 2021 and covers 15,14 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 17 Dec 2024
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