Adães Commune (Portugal)

Freguesia de Adães, Concelho de Barcelos, Distrito de Braga

Last modified: 2016-05-28 by klaus-michael schneider
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• About the flag
• Presentation of Adães

• Barcelos Municipality
• Portugal

About the Flag

It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain yellow field.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 3 May 2016

Shield Vert, a pair of crossed keys, the bendy one Argent and the sinister bendy one Or, tied Or, in base a flax blossom Argent, seeded and garnished Azure. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll with inscription in black capitals "ADÃES".
Meaning:
The pair of keys is an attribute of St. Peter, the local patron saint.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 3 May 2016

Flag and arms published in the official journal Diário da República: III Série on 27 January 2004
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 3 May 2016

Presentation of Adães

Adães Commune is one of the 61 communes of Barcelos Municipality; it had 790 inhabitants in 2011 and covers 2.7 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 3 May 2016

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