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![[Parada de Gatim commune flag]](../images/p/pt-vvdpa.gif)
2:3, image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 12 Feb 2025
It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain red field.
Source: Sérgio Horta´s webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 12 Feb 2025
![[Parada de Gatim commune CoA]](../images/p/pt-vvdpa).gif)
image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 12 Feb 2025
Shield Or with base wavy of Azure and Argent, in fess a chestnut branch Vert fruited Argent at dexter and a jug Sable ornamented Argent at sinister, on central chief point an orb Gules with fittings Argent. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll reading in black upper case serifed letters "PARADA DE GATIM".
Meaning:
The orb is an attribute of Jesus Christ, being the local patron saint as the Divine Saviour.
Source: Sérgio Horta´s webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 12 Feb 2025
Published in Diário da República: III Série on 11 March 2003
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 12 Feb 2025
Parada de Gatim is one of the 21 communes of Vila Verde Municipality not affected by the 2013 changes; it had 707 inhabitants in 2021 and covers 4,39 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 12 Feb 2025
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