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Carapito Commune (Portugal)

Freguesia de Carapito, Concelho de Aguiar da Beira, Distrito da Guarda

Last modified: 2024-05-11 by klaus-michael schneider
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[Carapito commune flag] 2:3, image by Valentin Poposki and Klaus-Michael Schneider, 11 Feb 2022
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Carapito Commune

Flag

It is an usual Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a field quartered of white and blue.
Source: Sergio Horta´s webpage
Valentin Poposki and Klaus-Michael Schneider, 11 Feb 2022

Coat of Arms


[Carapito commune CoA] image by Valentin Poposki, 11 Feb 2022

Shield Argent on heart point a Marian crown Azure flanked in each corner by a dolmen Sable. Mural crown Argent with visible four towers (town rank) and white scroll with inscription in black capitals: "CARAPITO". Usually entities of village rank have monocoloured flags.
Meaning:
The crown is an attribute of Our Lady of Purification, the local patron saint.
Sources: Hiperglobal webpage and communal heraldry page
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 8 May 2022

Published in Diário da República: II Série on 19 November 2008
Valentin Poposki, 11 Feb 2022

Presentation of Carapito

Carapito was one of the seven communes of Aguiar da Beira Municipality not affected by the 2013 changes ; it had 423 inhabitants in 2021 and covers 17,26 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 8 May 2022


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