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Fafe Commune (Portugal)

Freguesia de Fafe, Concelho de Fafe, Distrito de Braga

Last modified: 2014-11-01 by klaus-michael schneider
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[Fafe commune] 2:3 image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 24 Oct 2014
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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.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 24 Oct 2014

Coat of arms

[Fafe commune CoA] image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 24 Oct 2014

The shield is Argent, in centre a caduceus Or topped by a pair of wings Azure flanked in dexter by a cogwheel Gules and in sinister by a mattock Vert Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll reading "FREGUESIA DE FAFE" in black upper case letters.
Meaning:
Caduceus and wings, attributes of winged messenger Mercury are symbolizing trading and commerce, the cogwheel is symbolizing industries and finally the mattock agriculture.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 24 Oct 2014

Flag and arms adopted and published in Diário da República: III Série on 24 July 1997.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 24 Oct 2014

Presentation of Fafe

Fafe is one of the 25 communes of Fafe Municipality, it had 15 703 inhabitants in 2011 and covers 7,97 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 24 Oct 2014

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