Várzea Commune (Portugal)

Freguesia de Várzea, Concelho de Barcelos, Distrito de Braga

Last modified: 2025-03-08 by klaus-michael schneider
Keywords: varzea(barcelos) | pale(wavy) | lion(yellow) | crozier |
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Várzea Commune

Flag

It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain yellow field.
Source: Sérgio Horta´s webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 19 Feb 2025

Coat of Arms

Shield Sable, a pale wavy Argent charged with a pallet wavy Azure, flanked by a lion rampant double queued Or, holding a crozier Argent in pale by his forepaws, at dexter, and a bundle of three wheat ears and two corn cobs Or, leafed Argent. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll with inscription in black capitals "VÁRZEA - BARCELOS".
Meaning:
The pale wavy is a representation of the Côvo River. Lion and crozier are a representation of the local Benedictine monastery. The crops are symbolising agriculture.
Source: this webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 19 Feb 2025

Published in Diário da República: III Série on 19 November 2002
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 16 May 2016

Presentation of Várzea

Várzea is one of the 43 communes of Barcelos Municipality not affected by the 2013 changes; it had 1904 inhabitants in 2011 and covers 3,0 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 16 May 2016

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