Last modified: 2014-08-30 by klaus-michael schneider
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It is a quite typical portuguese municipal flag,
with the coat of arms centred on a red and white gyronny (city rank) background.
This flag and arms were adopted and published in the official journal
Diário da República : III
Série in 2005.02.07, upon the upgrade of Valpaços from
town rank in 1999.11.01.
António Martins, 17 Aug 2007
The arms are Azure a lamb passant Argent under two bees of the Same set in
fess on the chief and on a bordure Sable eight pomegrenates Or open Gules and
leafed Vert. Mural crown argent with five visible towers
(city rank) and white scroll reading in black
upper case letters "Valpaços".
António Martins, 17 Aug 2007
Wkipemdia Commons shows what seems to be an intermediate version
(flag and
arms), with
gyronny flag, “proper” pomegrenates and scroll with (incorrect
but analogous and often used) text "Cidade de Valpaços". This is the
expected design for the 1999-2005 period, with only trivial modifications of the town-era flag. However,
Sérgio Horta (the author of all these images) doesn't include this design (anymore) in
his site, so I gather that he has no proof of their use, even unofficially.
António Martins, 17 Aug 2007
Before 2005, the mural crown had only four towers
(town rank), the flag was quarterly of white and
red (town rank) and the the pomegrenates were
Proper, depicted as light pinkish brown. This flag and arms were adopted and
published in the official journal
Diário do Governo : I
Série in 1936.05.04.
António Martins, 17 Aug 2007
Before 2005, the pomegranates were Proper, depicted as light pinkish
brown.
António Martins, 17 Aug 2007
Valpaços municipality had 19 512 inhabitants in 2001, and it consists
of 31 communes, covering 553,06 km². It is part of
Vila Real District, traditional province and 1999 ref.
adm. region Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, C.C.R. / NUTS
II Norte, and NUTS III Alto Trás-os-Montes.
António Martins, 17 Aug 2007
"Valpaços" is a contraction of "vale de paços" or
"vale dos paços", meaning "valley of (the) palaces", neither of
which show on the arms.
António Martins, 17 Aug 2007
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