Last modified: 2014-08-23 by klaus-michael schneider
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It is a fairly typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain yellow field (village rank).
António Martins-Tuválkin, 1 Sep 2008
The arms are Azure a 5-point star Or and in chief a cogwheel Argent at dexter and a snow cristal Argent at sinister and in base six 5-point stars Or alongside an invisible embowed line. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (commune rank) and white scroll reading in black upper case letters "FREGUESIA DE SEIA"
Meaning:
Both, the snow cristal and the stars, refer surely to the local Serra da Estrela, literally "Star Range", the highest mountain in mainland Portugal; the cogwheel may refer to local industry.
António Martins-Tuválkin, 1 Sep 2008
Flag and arms adopted and published in the official journal Diário da República: III Série in 1996.12.26.
António Martins-Tuválkin, 1 Sep 2008
Seia Commune is one of the pre-2013 communes of the synonym municipality (q.v.); it had 6928 inhabitants in 2001 and covers 19,77 km².
António Martins-Tuválkin, 1 Sep 2008
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