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klaus-michael schneider
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![[Campia commune flag]](../images/p/pt-vzlcp.gif)
2:3, image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 8 Sep 2024
It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain blue field.
Source: Sérgio Horta´s webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 8 Sep 2024
Shield Or with base wavy Azure charged with two barrulets Argent, a pair of scales Sable surrounded by a wreath of oleander Vert blossomed Purpure. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll reading in black upper case serifed letters "CAMPIA - VOUZELA".
Meaning:
The base is referring to the Rivers Carregal and Alfusqueira. The scales are an attribute of St. Michael, the local patron saint.
Source: Hiperglobal webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 8 Sep 2024
Published in Diário da República: III Série on 21 October 1997
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 8 Sep 2024
Campia is one of the six communes of Vouzela Municipality not affected by the 2013 changes; it had 1434 inhabitants in 2021 and covers 39,27 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 8 Sep 2024
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