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Montaria Commune (Portugal)

Freguesia de Montaria, Concelho de Viana do Castelo, Distrito de Viana do Castelo

Last modified: 2015-12-18 by klaus-michael schneider
Keywords: montaria | sao lourenco da montaria | grill | mountain | watermill(wheel) |
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• About the flag
• Presentation of Montaria

• Viana do Castelo Municipality
• Portugal

About the Flag

It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain red field.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 20 Dec 2015

Shield Or, issuant from base a mountain Vert, two watermill's wheels Azure ordered per fess, in central chief a grill Gules. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll with inscription in black initials "MONTARIA".
Meaning:
The grill is an attribute of St. Lawrence, the local patron saint.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 20 Dec 2015

Flag and arms published in the official journal Diário da República: III Série on 31 October 2002, draft of flag and arms made by Carlos Alberto Mouteira Fernandes
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 20 Dec 2015

Presentation of Montaria

Montaria Commune,aka São Lourenço da Montaria, is one of the 27 communes of the Viana do Castelo municipality (q.v.); it had 549 inhabitants in 2011 and covers 26.1 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 20 Dec 2015

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