Last modified: 2015-07-28 by klaus-michael schneider
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It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain yellow field.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 28 July 2015
Shield Vert a grill Or between two bifaces Argent in chief and two ceramic bowls Argent in base. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll with inscription in black initials "PRADO - MELGAÇO".
Meaning:
The grill is an attribute of St. Lawrence, the local patron saint.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 28 July 2015
Draft of flag and arms made by Carlos Alberto Mouteira Fernandes, published in Diário da República: III Série on 12 July 2002
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 28 July 2015
Prado Commune was one of the pre-2013 communes of Melgaço Municipality (q.v.); it had 452 inhabitants in 2011 and covered 2.6 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 28 July 2015
It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain white field.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 28 July 2015
Shield Gules with base wavy of Azure and Argent, issuant from base a bridge Argent masoned Sable, in central chief a Paschal Lamb couchant Argent flanked beneath by two grapevines Or leaved Argent. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank)and white scroll with inscription in black initials "REMOĆES".
Source: Freguesias de Portugal webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 28 July 2015
Draft of flag and arms made by Carlos Alberto Mouteira Fernandes, approved on 1 October 2004 by Comissão de Heráldica da Associação dos Arqueólogos Portugueses (CHAAP) and adopted by the local assembly on 5 May 2006
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 28 July 2015
Remoães Commune was one of the pre-2013 communes of Melgaço Municipality (q.v.); it had 98 inhabitants in 2011 and covered 1.0 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 28 July 2015
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