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Rio de Mel Commune (Portugal)

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[Rio de Mel commune flag] 2:3, image by António Martins-Tuválkin and Sérgio Horta, 4 June 2025
  • Rio de Mel Commune
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    Rio de Mel 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
    António Martins-Tuválkin, 4 June 2025

    Coat of Arms


    [Rio de Mel commune CoA] image by António Martins-Tuválkin and Sérgio Horta, 4 June 2025

    Shield Purple a hump bridge Argent masoned Sable issuant from flanches and from base wavy Argent, bearing a barrulet wavy Azure, charged with three drops Or, in chief a watermill wheel Or. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll reading in black upper case serifed letters "RIO DE MEL".
    Meaning:
    This toponym means "river of honey" (or "honey river"), represented by the base wavy with golden (honey) drops. The arms are thus partly canting.
    Source: official municipal webpage
    António Martins-Tuválkin, 4 June 2025

    Published in Diário da República: II Série on 25 August 2020, see here
    António Martins-Tuválkin, 4 June 2025

    Presentation of Rio de Mel

    Rio de Mel is one of the 15 communes of Trancoso Municipality not affected by the 2013 changes. It had 279 inhabitants in 2021 and covers 23,31 km².
    António Martins-Tuválkin, 4 June 2025


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