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It is a typical Portuguese municipal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a field gyronny of eight of white and red.
António Martins-Tuválkin, 11 Dec 1999
It is a typical Portuguese municipal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a field gyronny of eight of white and red.
António Martins-Tuválkin, 11 Dec 1999
The arms are Vert, a rabelo-ship Or with sails Argent over a base wavy Argent and Azure, in each, dexter and sinister, chief a bunch of grapes Purpure leaved Or. Mural crown with five visible towers (city rank) and white scroll with black upper case letters reading "CIDADE DO PESO DA RÉGUA".
Source: Hiperglobal webpage
António Martins-Tuválkin, 11 Dec 1999
Published in Diário da República: III Série on 11 November 1986,
António Martins-Tuválkin, 11 Dec 1999
This is a city that belongs to Vila Real district (Trás-os-Montes traditional province) has a 97 km² area, eight communes (freguesias) and about 25 000 inhabitants. Peso da Régua gained the rank of a city and became seat of a municipality on 14 August 1985.
Sérgio Horta, 11 Dec 1999
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