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Carva e Vilares United Commune (Portugal)

União das Freguesias de Carva e Vilares, Concelho de Murça, Distrito de Vila Real

Former Carva commune (until 2013)
Presentation of Carva

Former Vilares commune (until 2013)
Presentation of Vilares

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Former Carva commune (until 2013)

2:3 image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 5 Jan 2016

It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain red field.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 5 Jan 2016

Coat of arms

Shield Or two distaffs Gules in saltire, in central chief a bee Proper and a sundial Sable garnished Argent in base. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll with inscription in black initials "CARVA - MURÇA".
Source: Murça municipal webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 5 Jan 2016

Published in Diário da República: III Série on 4 April 2003
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 5 Jan 2016

Presentation of Carva

Carva Commune was one of the pre-2013 communes of Murça Municipality (q.v.); it had 269 inhabitants in 2011 and covered 15.2 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 5 Jan 2016

Former Vilares commune (until 2013)

2:3 image by Sérgio Horta, 5 Jan 2016

It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain green field.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 5 Jan 2016

Coat of arms

image by Sérgio Horta, 5 Jan 2016

Shield Or, a sundial Gules between two heraldic fountains in chief and a millstone Vert in base. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll with inscription in black initials "VILARES - MURÇA".
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 5 Jan 2016

Published in Diário da República: III Série on 12 June 2003
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 5 Jan 2016

Presentation of Vilares

Vilares Commune was one of the pre-2013 communes of Murça Municipality (q.v.); it had 203 inhabitants in 2011 and covered 14.1 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 5 Jan 2016

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