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Praia (São Mateus) Commune (Portugal)

Freguesia de Praia (São Mateus), Concelho de Santa Cruz da Graciosa, Açores

Last modified: 2024-06-15 by klaus-michael schneider
Keywords: sao mateus(graciosa) | goshawk | cross(christ knights) | corn(cob) | amphora | canteen | bar(wavy) | fish |
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[Praia (São Mateus) commune] 2:3, image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 10 June 2024
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Praia (São Mateus) Commune

Flag

It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain green field.
Source: Sérgio Horta´s webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 10 June 2024

Banner

[Praia (São Mateus) commune] 1:1, image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 10 June 2024

It is an untypical Portuguese communal banner due to the black colour of the shield, with the coat of arms centred on a plain green field, surrounded by silver and green tassels and cord and having a gilt pole.
Source: Sérgio Horta´s webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 10 June 2024

Coat of Arms

[Praia (São Mateus) commune CoA] image located by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 21 July 2015

Shield Sable, a bar wavy Vert fimbriated Argent charged with a fish Argent, above a corn cob Or, an amphora Argent and a canteen Argent ordered per fess. In chief a goshawk Or armed Gules holding a cross of the Christ Knights in his claws. Mural crown Argent with four visible towers (town rank) and white scroll with inscription in black initials: "FREGUESIA DE SÃO MATEUS".
Meaning:
The goshawk is a local symbol of the Azores. The green bar wavy is representing the Atlantic Ocean.
Source: Hiperglobal webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 21 July 2015

Published in Diário da República: III Série on 15 January 1994 ,
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 21 July 2015

Presentation of Praia (São Mateus)

São Mateus Commune, usually called Praia, is one of the four communes of the Santa Cruz da Graciosa municipality; it had 837 inhabitants in 2011 and covers 12.8 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 21 July 2015


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