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Malta e Canidelo United Commune (Portugal)

Last modified: 2016-09-03 by klaus-michael schneider
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União das Freguesias de Malta e Canidelo, Concelho de Vila do Conde, Distrito do Porto


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Former Malta commune (until 2013)

[Malta commune (until 2013)] 2:3 image by Sérgio Horta, 31 Mar 2015

It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain white field.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 31 Mar 2015

Coat of arms

Shield Azure, in chief a Maltese cross Argent, in base a pair of arrows Or in saltire. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll with inscription in black capitals "MALTA".
Meaning:
The Maltese cross is at least a punning element.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 31 Mar 2015

Published in Diário da República: III Série on 27 August 1996
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 31 Mar 2015


Presentation of Malta

Malta Commune was one of the pre-2013 communes of Vila do Conde Municipality; it had 1385 inhabitants in 2011 and covered 2.1 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 31 Mar 2015


Former Canidelo commune (until 2013)

[Canidelo (Vila do Conde) commune (until 2013)] 2:3 image by Sérgio Horta, 31 Mar 2015

It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a field quartered of red and white.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 31 Mar 2015

Coat of arms

Shield Argent, a spinning wheel Gules, flanked by two eradicated sugar canes Vert. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll with inscription in black capitals "CANIDELO - VILA DO CONDE".
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 31 Mar 2015

Published in Diário da República: III Série on 6 May 2003
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 31 Mar 2015


Presentation of Canidelo

Canidelo Commune was one of the pre-2013 communes of Vila do Conde Municipality; it had 906 inhabitants in 2011 and covered 3.8 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 31 Mar 2015


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