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Vale de Estrela Commune (Portugal)

Freguesia de Vale de Estrela, Concelho da Guarda, Distrito da Guarda

Last modified: 2024-09-28 by klaus-michael schneider
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[Vale de Estrela commune] 2:3, image by Sérgio Horta, 8 Oct 2008
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Vale de Estrela Commune

Flag

It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain blue field.
Source: Sérgio Horta´s webpage
António Martins-Tuválkin, 8 Oct 2008

Coat of Arms

[Vale de Estrela commune CoA] image by Sérgio Horta, 8 Oct 2008

The arms are Or a 5-point star Azure and in chief a shuttle Gules open Sable and threaded Argent and two coupaux Vert issuant from the base. Mural crown argent with three visible towers (commune rank) and white scroll reading in black upper case letters "VALE DE ESTRELA"
Meaning:
The toponym means Star Valley (refering to the local Serra da Estrela, Star Mountain Range, and the arms are thus canting.
António Martins-Tuválkin, 8 Oct 2008

http://www.hiperglobal.com/portugal/index.php?zona=1896

Published in Diário da República: III Série on 18 October 2002
Source: Hiperglobal webpage
António Martins-Tuválkin, 8 Oct 2008

Presentation of Vale de Estrela

Vale de Estrela is one of the 34 communes of Guarda Municipality not affected by the 2013 changes; it had 355 inhabitants in 2021 and covers 13,94 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 25 Sep 2024

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