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Cabeço de Vide Commune (Portugal)

Freguesia de Cabeço de Vide, Concelho de Fronteira, Distrito de Portalegre

Last modified: 2014-08-09 by klaus-michael schneider
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[Cabeço de Vide commune] 2:3 image by Sérgio Horta, 18 Jan 2008
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About the Flag

It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a field quartered (town rank) of blue and white.
António Martins-Tuválkin, 18 Jan 2008

Coat of arms

[Cabeço de Vide commune CoA] image by Sérgio Horta, 18 Jan 2008

The arms are Argent on a mound Sable issuant from the base a fountain effervescent Azure and surrounded by two grapevines Vert fruited Purpure. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll reading in black upper case letters "CABEÇO DE VIDE".
Meaning:
The CoA is canting for "Cabeço de vide" means "grape hill".
António Martins-Tuválkin, 18 Jan 2008

Flag and arms adopted and published in the official journal Diário da República: III Série in 2000.04.28.
António Martins-Tuválkin, 18 Jan 2008

Presentation of Cabeço de Vide

Cabeço de Vide Commune is one of the three communes of the Fronteira municipality (q.v.). The commune had 1133 inhabitants in 2001 and covers 65,70 km².
António Martins-Tuválkin, 18 Jan 2008

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