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Vela Commune (Portugal)

Freguesia da Vela, Concelho da Guarda, Distrito da Guarda

Last modified: 2024-09-28 by klaus-michael schneider
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[Vela commune] 2:3, image by Sérgio Horta, 27 Aug 2008
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Vela Commune

Flag

It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain white field.
Source: Sérgio Horta´s webpage
António Martins-Tuválkin, 27 Aug 2008

Coat of Arms

[Vela commune CoA] image by Sérgio Horta, 27 Aug 2008

The arms are Gules a representation of a tin ore crystal Argent garnished Sable and in chief two pears Or and in base a bunch of grapes Purpure held Or. Mural crown argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll reading in black upper case letters "VELA GUARDA".
Meaning:
The coat of arms refers to local mining of casserite and to local agricultural products.
Source: Hiperglobal webpage
António Martins-Tuválkin, 27 Aug 2008

Published in Diário da República: III Série on 17 November 2004
António Martins-Tuválkin, 27 Aug 2008

Presentation of Vela

Vela is one of the 34 communes of Guarda Municipality not affected by the 2013 changes; it had 423 inhabitants in 2021 and covers 21,0 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 25 Sep 2024


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