Vilarinho do Bairro Commune (Portugal)

Freguesia de Vilarinho do Bairro, Concelho de Anadia, Distrito de Aveiro

Last modified: 2016-04-09 by klaus-michael schneider
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• About the flag
• Presentation of Vilarinho do Bairro

• Anadia Municipality
• Portugal

About the Flag

It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a field quartered of purple and yellow.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 5 Apr 2016

Shield Or, a pair of scales Purpure lined Argent surrounded by four grapevines Purpure leaved Vert, two in chief and two in base. Mural crown Argent with four visible towers (town rank) and white scroll with inscription in black initials "VILARINHO DO BAIRRO - ANADIA".
Meaning:
The scales are an attribute of St. Michael, the local patron saint.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 5 Apr 2016

Flag and arms published in the official journal Diário da República: III Série on 16 March 2005
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 5 Apr 2016

Presentation of Vilarinho do Bairro

Vilarinho do Bairro Commune is one of the ten communes of Anadia Municipality; it had 2764 inhabitants in 2011 and covers 25.6 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 5 Apr 2016

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