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Grilo Commune (Portugal)

Freguesia de Grilo, Concelho de Baião, Distrito do Porto

Last modified: 2025-02-22 by klaus-michael schneider
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[Grilo commune flag] 2:3, image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 16 Feb 2025
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Grilo Commune

Flag

It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain blue field.
Source: Sérgio Horta´s webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 16 Feb 2025

Coat of Arms

[Grilo commune CoA] image by Sérgio Horta, 25 Jan 2017

Shield Argent, a cricket Sable, flanked by two flax branches Vert, blossomed Azure and seeded Or, tied Gules in base. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and short white scroll, in Bénard Guedes style, with inscription in black capitals "GRILO".
Meaning:
The cricket (Portuguese: grilo) is a canting element. The flax branches are symbolising the local production of linen, the most important local business line.
Sources: this webpage and communal webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 25 Jan 2017

Published in Diário da República: III Série on 10 May 2005
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 25 Jan 2017

Presentation of Grilo

Grilo is one of the eight communes of Baião Municipality not affected by the 2013 changes; it had 590 inhabitants in 2011 and covers 5,9 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 25 Jan 2017

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