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Cela Commune (Portugal)

Freguesia de Cela, Concelho de Alcobaça, Distrito de Leiria

Last modified: 2015-08-13 by klaus-michael schneider
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[Cela commune] 2:3 image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 13 Aug 2015
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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 blue.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 13 Aug 2015

Coat of arms

Shield Azure, a tower embattled Argent masoned Sable with port and windows Sable, in chief a hand Argent flanked by two branches of apple tree Or. Mural crown Argent with four visible towers (town rank) and white scroll with inscription in black initials "VILA DA CELA".
Source: communal webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 13 Aug 2015

Flag and arms published in the official journal Diário da República: III Série on 1 February 1995
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 13 Aug 2015

Presentation of Cela

Cela Commune is one of the 13 communes of the Alcobaça municipality (q.v.); it had 3264 inhabitants in 2011 and covers 25.9 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 13 Aug 2015

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