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Cendufe Commune (Portugal)

Freguesia de Cendufe, Concelho de Arcos de Valdevez, Distrito de Viana do Castelo

Last modified: 2016-01-09 by klaus-michael schneider
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[Cendufe commune] 2:3 image by Sérgio Horta, 29 Dec 2015
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About the Flag

It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain white field.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 29 Dec 2015

Coat of arms

Shield Vert, issuant from base a mountain Or superimposed by an owl Purpure armed and eyed Argent and crowned by an embattled mural wall Argent masoned Sable with port Vert, in chief a scallop Or. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll with inscription in black initials "CENDUFE".
Meaning:
The scallop is an attribute of St. James the Elder, the local patron saint.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 29 Dec 2015

Flag and arms published in the official journal Diário da República: III Série on 21 June 2002, draft of flag and arms made by Carlos Alberto Mouteira Fernandes
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 29 Dec 2015

Presentation of Cendufe

Cendufe Commune is one of the 36 communes of the Arcos de Valdevez municipality (q.v.); it had 360 inhabitants in 2011 and covers 3.2 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 29 Dec 2015

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