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klaus-michael schneider
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![[Ribeira Seca (Calheta) commune flag]](../images/p/pt-chtrs.gif)
2:3, image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 23 June 2024
It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a field quartered of blue and white.
Source: Sérgio Horta´s webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 23 June 2024
Shield Argent with base wavy of Vert and Argent, parted by a bend sinsiter wavy Azure, on dexter chief a goshawk volant Sable holding an inescutcheon Azure, charged with five plates in quincunx, by his claws, on sinister base a taro Vert with two leaves. Mural crown with three visible towers(village rank) and white scroll with black inscription "RIBEIRA SECA - CALHETA"
Meaning:
The bend sinister wavy is a representation of the name giving creek (literally: dry crreek). Goshawk and quina, the inescutcheon as described above, are symbols of the Azores. The taro (Latin: Colocasia esculenta), a vegetable root, is growing in the valley oft he local creek. The base wavy is a representation of the Atlantic Ocean, fishery and tourism.
Source: Hiperglobal webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 23 June 2024
Published in Diário da República: III Série on 28 October 2002
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 23 June 2024
Ribeira Seca is one of the five communes of Calheta (Açores) Municipality; it had 1025 inhabitants in 2011 and covers 53,18 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 23 June 2024
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