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klaus-michael schneider
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![[Arcos de Valdevez (São Paio) e Giela united commune flag]](../images/p/pt-avvag.gif)
2:3, image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 11 Mar 2025
It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain white field.
Source: Sérgio Horta´s webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 27 Dec 2015
Shield Azure with base wavy of Argent and Azure, on centre a rectangular tower Argent masoned Sable with port and windows Gules, flanked by two palm fronds Or in pale, issuant from base wavy a throughout bridge Argent masoned Sable with four arches. Mural crown Argent with four visible towers (town rank) and white scroll reading in black upper case serifed letters "UNIÃO DAS FREGUESIAS DE ARCOS DE VALDEVEZ (SÃO PAIO) E GIELA".
Meaning:
Bridge and base wavy are taken from the arms of the former São Paio Commune, the tower from those of the former Giela Commune. The palm fronds here seem to be auxiliar attributes of St. Pelagius and St. Vincent.
Source: Sérgio Horta´s webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 11 Mar 2025
Published in Diário da República: II Série on 4 June 2014 and corrected a 17 June 2014
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 11 Mar 2025
is one of the 13 communes of Municipality created by a merger during the 2013 changes. It had 1676 inhabitants in 2021 and covers 5,52 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 11 Mar 2025
![[São Paio (Arcos de Valdevez) commune (until 2013)]](../images/p/pt-avvag-sp.gif)
2:3 image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 16 Aug 2023
It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain white field.
Source: Sérgio Horta´s webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 16 Aug 2023
Shield Azure, with base wavy of Argent and Azure, issuant from base a throughout bridge Argent masoned Sable and having three arches, in chief a calvary Argent flanked by a fessy palm leaf Or at dexter and a fessy scimitar Or at sinister. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll with inscription in black initials "ARCOS DE VALDEVEZ (S. PAIO)".
Meaning:
The base wavy is representing Vez River, the name giver of the municipality.
Source: this webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 27 Dec 2015
Published in Diário da República: II Série on 6 December 2010
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 27 Dec 2015
São Paio Commune was one of 28 communes of Arcos de Valdevez Municipality affected by the 2013 changes; it had 1147 inhabitants in 2011 and covered 3,6 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 27 Dec 2015
![[Giela commune (until 2013)]](../images/p/pt-avvag-gi.gif)
2:3 image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 27 Dec 2015
It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain red field.
Source: Sérgio Horta´s webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 27 Dec 2015
Shield Argent semy of corn cobs Or leaved Vert, an embattled tower Gules masoned Or with port and windows Argent crowned by two ravens statant affronty Sable eyed Gules. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll with inscription in black initials "GIELA".
Meaning:
The ravens are attributes of St. Vincent, the local patron saint.
Source: Freguesias de Portugal
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 27 Dec 2015
Survey made by Comissão de Heráldica da Associação dos Arqueólogos Portugueses (CHAAP) on 20 October 2004, flag and arms approved by the local council on 14 April 2005, draft of flag and arms made by Carlos Alberto Mouteira Fernandes, published in Diário da República: III Série on 8 June 2005
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 27 Dec 2015
Giela Commune was one of 28 communes of of Arcos de Valdevez Municipality affected by the 2013 changes; it had 514 inhabitants in 2011 and covered 2,0 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 27 Dec 2015
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