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Lamas Commune (Portugal)

Freguesia de Lamas, Concelho de Macedo de Cavaleiros, Distrito de Bragança

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[Lamas (Macedo de Cavaleiros) commune] 2:3 image by Sérgio Horta, 13 Apr 2016
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About the Flag

It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain red field.
António Martins-Tuválkin, 13 Apr 2016

Coat of arms

[Lamas (Macedo de Cavaleiros) commune CoA] image by Sérgio Horta, 13 Apr 2016

Shield Or, on a mound of three coupeaux Vert a torch alight Gules in a basket Sable, flanked by two bugles Gules set in pale and pointing inwards. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers and white scroll reading in black upper case letters "LAMAS - MACEDO DE CAVALEIROS".
Meaning:
"Lamas", means "muds"; the arms not canting for it.
Source: this webpage
António Martins-Tuválkin, 13 Apr 2016

Flag and arms approved by the communal parliament on 28 December 2010, published in the official journal Diário da República: II Série on 15 March 2011
Source: Diário da República
António Martins-Tuválkin, 13 Apr 2016

Presentation of Lamas

Lamas Commune is one of the 30 communes of Macedo de Cavaleiros Municipality; it had 278 inhabitants in 2011 and covers 8.7 km².
António Martins-Tuválkin, 13 Apr 2016

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