Last modified: 2015-12-19 by klaus-michael schneider
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![[Estarreja municipality]](../images/p/pt-etr.gif)
2:3 image by Klaus-Michael Schneider and Sérgio Horta, 6 Nov 2015
It is a quite typical Portuguese municipal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a background gyronny of 8 of blue and yellow with centred arms..
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 6 Dec 2015
![[Estarreja municipality CoA]](../images/p/pt-etr).gif)
image by Sérgio Horta, 29 Nov 2006
The coat of arms is Sable on a bend wavy Azure fimbriated Argent between six ears of corn three fish hauriant Argent. Mural crown Argent with five visible towers (town rank) and white scroll reading in black upper case letters "ESTARREJA".
António Martins-Tuválkin, 29 Nov 2006 and Klaus-Michael Schneider, 6 Dec 2015
Meaning:
The arms celebrate local agriculture and fishing; local river is Antuã, but the municipality lies in the Aveiro lagoon with many tidal streams.
António Martins-Tuválkin, 16 Nov 2006
![[Estarreja municipality 1936 - 2012(?)]](../images/p/pt-etr4.gif)
2:3 image by Klaus-Michael Schneider and Sérgio Horta, 6 Nov 2015
It was a quite typical Portuguese municipal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a background quartered of yellow and blue. The arms had a mural crown with four visible towers, a scroll reading "VILA DE ESTARREJA". The shield was the same as the current one.
António Martins-Tuválkin, 16 Nov 2006
Former flag and arms were adopted and published in the official journal Diário do Governo : I Série on 17 January 1936, the new symbols are in use at least since 26 January 2012.
Source: this webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 6 Dec 2015
![[Estarreja municipality plain]](../images/p/pt-etr0.gif)
2:3 image by António Martins-Tuválkin, Apr 2010
Estarreja municipality had 28 279 inhabitants in 2000 and it is divided in 5 communes, covering 108,4 km². It belongs to: Aveiro District, traditional province Beira Litoral, C.C.R./NUT2 and 1999 ref. adm. region Centro.
António Martins-Tuválkin, 16 Nov 2006
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