Last modified: 2016-09-18 by klaus-michael schneider
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![[Estreito de Câmara de Lobos commune]](../images/p/pt-cmlec.gif)
2:3 image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 17 July 2015
It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a field quartered of yellow and red.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 17 July 2015
![[ commune CoA]](../images/p/pt-cmlec).gif)
image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 17 July 2015
Shield Gules, in base a mountain issuant Or charged with a bar wavy Azure topped by a grapevine Purpure leaved Vert, in chief two flowers affronty Or ordered per fess. Mural crown Argent with visible four towers (town rank) and white scroll with inscription in black initials: "ESTREITO DE CÂMARA DE LOBOS".
Meaning:
The flowers are representing the local craftwork, the grapevine is representing viticulture.The mountain is a canting element, refering to a local narrow (Port.: estreito) pass. The bar wavy is representing Levada do Norte and Ribeira dos Socorridos, the eastern border of the commune.
Source: this webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 17 July 2015 / 18 Sep 2016
Estreito de Câmara de Lobos Commune is one of the five communes of the Câmara de Lobos municipality (q.v.); it had 10 283 inhabitants in 2011 and covers 8.1 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 17 July 2015
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