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Arca e Ponte de Lima Commune (Portugal)

Freguesia de Arca e Ponte de Lima, Concelho de Ponte de Lima, Distrito de Viana do Castelo

Former Arca Commune (until 2013)
Presentation of Arca

Former Ponte de Lima Commune (until 2013)
Presentation of Ponte de Lima

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Former Arca Commune (until 2013)

2:3 image by Sérgio Horta, 22 Mar 2015

It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain yellow field.
Klaus-Michael Schneider,

Coat of arms

Shield Azure, an embattled tower Argent masoned Sable, covered Or with port and windows Gules, flanked by a walking stick Or at dexter and a mattock's iron Or at sinister, de azul, torre de prata lavrada de negro, aberta e iluminada de vermelho e coberta de ouro, entre uma bengala e um ferro de enxada, tudo de ouro. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll with inscription in black initials: "ARCA - PONTE DE LIMA".
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 22 Mar 2015

Draft of flag and arms made by Carlos Alberto Mouteira Fernandes. Flag and arms published in the official journal Diário da República: III Série on 22 January 2002
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 22 Mar 2015

Presentation of Arca

Arca Commune was one of the pre-2013 communes of the Ponte de Lima municipality (q.v.); it had 926 inhabitants in 2011 and covered 1.4 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 22 Mar 2015

Former Ponte de Lima Commune (until 2013)

2:3 image by Sérgio Horta, 22 Mar 2015

It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain yellow field.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 22 Mar 2015

Coat of arms

Shield Purpure, a bridge Or masoned Sable issuant from a base wavy of Argent and Azure, in chief a classic temple Or garnished Sable. Mural crown with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll with inscription in black initials: "FREGUESIA DE PONTE DE LIMA".
Meaning:
The base wavy is alluding to river Lima. The bridge is representing the name giving bridge, having been there since Roman tomes. The temple probably also alludes to the Roman ancestry.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 22 Mar 2015

Draft of flag and arms made by Carlos Alberto Mouteira Fernandes. Flag and arms published in the official journal Diário da República: III Série on 22 October 2004
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 22 Mar 2015

Presentation of Ponte de Lima

Ponte de Lima Commune was one of the pre-2013 communes of the Ponte de Lima municipality (q.v.); it had 2871 inhabitants in 2011 and covered 1.41 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 22 Mar 2015

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