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Vila Cova do Covelo e Mareco United Commune (Portugal)

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União das Freguesias de Vila Cova do Covelo e Mareco, Concelho de Penalva do Castelo, Distrito de Viseu

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Former Vila Cova do Covelo commune (until 2013)

[Vila Cova do Covelo commune (until 2013)] 2:3 image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 7 Aug 2014

It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain yellow field.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 7 Aug 2014

Coat of arms

[Vila Cova do Covelo commune CoA (-2013)] image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 7 Aug 2014

Shield Vert, over a base wavy Argent and Azure three millwheels Or ordered 1:2. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll reading in black upper case letters "VILA COVA DO COVELO".
Source: I spotted this flag on 29 September 2013 in a polling station in Penalva do Castelo.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 7 Aug 2014

Published in Diário da República: III Série on 7 March 2001
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 20 Nov 2015

Presentation of Vila Cova do Covelo

Vila Cova do Covelo Commune was one of the pre-2013 communes of Penalva do Castelo Municipality (q.v.); it had 211 inhabitants in 2011 and covered 8.9 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 7 Aug 2014

Former Mareco commune (until 2013)

[Mareco commune (until 2013)] 2:3 image by Sérgio Horta, 26 Nov 2015

It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain white field.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 26 Nov 2015

Coat of arms

Shield Sable with base wavy of Argent and Azure, a bulldog couchant holding a torch Argent illuminated Gules and Or by his teeth, Argent Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll with inscription in black initials "MARECO - PENALVA DO CASTELO".
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 26 Nov 2015

Published in Diário da República: III Série on 9 June 2003
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 26 Nov 2015

Presentation of Mareco

Mareco Commune was one of the pre-2013 communes of Penalva do Castelo Municipality (q.v.); it had 106 inhabitants in 2011 and covered 3.9 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 26 Nov 2015

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