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Frechas Commune (Portugal)

Freguesia de Frechas, Concelho de Mirandela, Distrito de Bragança

Last modified: 2018-03-18 by klaus-michael schneider
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[Frechas commune] 2:3 image by Sérgio Horta and António Martins-Tuválkin, 1 Jan 2018
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About the Flag

It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a field quartered of white and green.
António Martins-Tuválkin, 1 Jan 2018

Coat of arms

[Frechas commune CoA] image by Sérgio Horta, 1 Jan 2018

Shield Vert, a pillory Argent between two arrows Or in pale, on base wavy Argent a barrulet wavy Azure. Mural crown Argent with four visible towers (town rank) and white scroll (Bénard Guedes style) reading in black upper case serifed letters "FRECHAS".
Meaning:
These arms are partly canting as "frechas" is an archaic form of "flechas", meaning "arrows".
Source: this webpage
António Martins-Tuválkin, 1 Jan 2018

Flag and arms published in the official journal Diário da República: III Série on 9 November 2001
António Martins-Tuválkin, 1 Jan 2018

Presentation of Frechas

Frechas Commune is one of the 30 communes of Mirandela Municipality; it had 929 inhabitants in 2011 and covers 18.4 km².
António Martins-Tuválkin, 1 Jan 2018

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