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Coronel Barros, Rio Grande do Sul (Brazil)

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Coronel Barros, RS (Brazil) image by Ivan Sache, 14 July 2020


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Municipality

The municipality of Coronel Barros (2,460 inhabitants in 2011; 16,295 ha) is located 410 km north-west of Porto Alegre.

Coronel Barros was established in 1915 by the Freüdenberg, Krombauer and Wünsch families, coming from Old Colonies in Venâncio Aires and Estrela. Petre Krombauer set up in 1916 a sawmill.
The district of Coronel Barros was established within Ijuí on 22 January 1956. The municipality of Coronel Barros was established by State Law No. 9,575 promulgated on 20 March 1992.

https://www.coronelbarros.rs.gov.br/
Municipal website

Ivan Sache, 14 July 2020


Symbols

The flag of Coronel Barros is prescribed by Municipal Law No. 15 promulgated on 3 March 1993.

Article 1.
A flag divided into three vertical rectangles in colors red (left rectangle), white with the municipal coat of arms in the center, and green (right rectangle).
The colors featured on the municipal flag symbolize the colors of the national flag and of the Rio Grande do Sul flag and contains the coat of arms of the municipality of Coronel Barros.

https://leismunicipais.com.br/a/rs/c/coronel-barros/lei-ordinaria/1993/2/15/lei-ordinaria-n-15-1993-adota-a-bandeira-do-municipio-e-da-outras-providencias
Leis Municipais database

The coat of arms of Coronel Barros is prescribed by Municipal Law No. 13 promulgated on 3 March 1993.

Article 1.
A shield divided in three parts; in chief, on a field vert (green), three stars whose color argent (silver) symbolizes Colonel Barros' rank; dexter, on a field gules (red) tools symbolizing the development of arable land and the mineralization of basaltic rock; sinister, on a field azure (blue), a white church; a river azure (blue) and road BR285 argent (silver) dividing the shield per bend. The shield surrounded on its two sides by soybean and wheat plants. The shield surmounted by a four-towered mural crown or, meaning the sovereignty of a town that has to defend itself. Beneath the shield a scroll inscribed sable (black) "20/3 - CORONEL BARROS - 1992".

https://leismunicipais.com.br/a/rs/c/coronel-barros/lei-ordinaria/1993/2/13/lei-ordinaria-n-13-1993-institui-o-brasao-do-municipio-de-coronel-barros-e-da-outras-providencias
Leis Municipais database

Photos
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Road BR285 (675 km), with ends in Araranguá (Santa Catarina) and São Borje (border with Argentina) crosses Rio Grande do Sul from east to west, serving the towns of Vacaria, Passo Fundo, Carazinho and Ijuí.

Ivan Sache, 14 July 2020