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Soutelo do Douro Commune (Portugal)

Freguesia de Soutelo do Douro, Concelho de São João da Pesqueira, Distrito de Viseu

Last modified: 2024-08-24 by klaus-michael schneider
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[Soutelo do Douro commune flag] 2:3, image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 20 Aug 2024
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  • São João da Pesqueira Municipality
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    • Soutelo do Douro Commune

    Flag

    It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a field quartered of white and purple.
    Source: Sérgio Horta´s webpage
    Klaus-Michael Schneider, 20 Aug 2024

    Coat of Arms

    [Soutelo do Douro commune CoA] image by Sérgio Horta, 22 Feb 2017

    Shield Argent, in base a bar wavy Azure charged with a barrulet wavy Argent, issuant from bar a cargo vessel (Port.: barco rabelo) Sable rigged Gules, in chief a grapevine Purpure leaved Vert in either corner. Mural crown Argent with four visible towers (village rank) and white scroll with inscription in black capitals "SOUTELO DO DOURO"
    Meaning:
    The bar wavy is representing Douro River. Vessel and grapevines are representing the production and transportation of vines.
    Source: this webpage
    Klaus-Michael Schneider, 22 Feb 2017

    Published in Diário da República: III Série on 29 July 1995
    Klaus-Michael Schneider, 22 Feb 2017

    Presentation of Soutelo do Douro

    Soutelo do Douro is one of the communes of São João da Pesqueira Municipality not affected by the 2013 changes; it had 459 inhabitants in 2011 and covers 18,2 km².
    Klaus-Michael Schneider, 22 Feb 2017

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