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Silvares Commune (Portugal)

Freguesia de Silvares, Concelho de Guimarães, Distrito de Braga

Last modified: 2016-07-02 by klaus-michael schneider
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[Silvares (Guimarães) commune] 2:3 image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 2 June 2016
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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.
Source: Guimarães municipal webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 2 June 2016

Coat of arms

Shield Vert, a cogwheel Or between two triplets of barrulets wavy (actually just lines wavy) Argent over Azure over Argent. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll with inscription in black capitals "SILVARES - GUIMAÃES".
Source: Guimarães municipal webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 2 June 2016

Flag and arms published in the official journal Diário da República: III Série on 19 November 1999
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 2 June 2016

Presentation of Silvares

Silvares Commune is one of the 48 communes of Guimarães Municipality; it had 2282 inhabitants in 2011 and covers 4.5 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 2 June 2016

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