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Navió e Vitorino dos Piães Commune (Portugal)

Freguesia de Navió e Vitorino dos Piães, Concelho de Ponte de Lima, Distrito de Viana do C

Last modified: 2015-09-05 by klaus-michael schneider
Keywords: navio | vitorino dos piaes | eagle(golden) | fleur-de-lis(9) | saltire | olive(twig) | ringwall |
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Former Navió Commune (until 2013)

[Navió commune (- 2013)] 2:3 image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 23 Mar 2015

It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain white field.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 23 Mar 2015

Coat of arms

Shield Vert an eagle Or armed Gules, between 9 fleur-de-lis Argent ordered alongside the bordure. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll with inscription in black initials: "NAVIÓ".
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 23 Mar 2015

Draft of flag and arms made by Carlos Alberto Mouteira Fernandes. Flag and arms published in the official journal Diário da República: III Série on 1 August 2003
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 23 Mar 2015

Presentation of Navió

Navió Commune was one of the pre-2013 communes of the Ponte de Lima municipality (q.v.); it had 231 inhabitants in 2011 and covered 0.9 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 23 Mar 2015

Former Vitorino dos Piães Commune (until 2013)

[Vitorino dos Piães commune (- 2013)] 2:3 image by Sérgio Horta and Klaus-Michael Schneider,

It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain green field.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 23 Mar 2015

Coat of arms

Shield Argent, in base a mountain Vert issuant, crowned by an embattled mural ringwall Sable masoned Argent, in chief a saltire Azure flanked by two paly branches of olive Vert fruited Sable. Mural crown with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll with inscription in black initials: "VITORINO DOS PIÃES".
Meaning:
The saltire, also known as St.Andrew's Cross is an attribute of St. Andrew, the local patron saint.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 23 Mar 2015

Draft of flag and arms made by Carlos Alberto Mouteira Fernandes. Flag and arms published in the official journal Diário da República: III Série on 11 March 2002
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 23 Mar 2015

Presentation of Vitorino dos Piães

Vitorino dos Piães Commune was one of the pre-2013 communes of the Ponte de Lima municipality (q.v.); it had 1537 inhabitants in 2011 and covered 13.5 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 23 Mar 2015

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