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Celas Commune (Portugal)

Freguesia de Celas, Concelho de Vinhais, Distrito de Bragança

Last modified: 2017-01-14 by klaus-michael schneider
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[Celas commune] 2:3 image by Sérgio Horta, 30 Nov 2016
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About the Flag

It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain green field.
Source: this image
António Martins-Tuválkin, 30 Nov 2016

Coat of arms

[Celas commune CoA] image by Sérgio Horta, 30 Nov 2016

The shield of the arms is Or, two eradicated chestnut trees Vert set in pale with their burrs Or slit Gules, flanked two sheaves, being of wheat the dexter and of rye the sinister, both Vert tied Gules. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll (Bénard Guedes style) reading in black upper case letters "CELAS - VINHAIS".
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António Martins-Tuválkin, 30 Nov 2016

Flag and arms published in the official journal Diário da República: III Série on 5 June 2001
António Martins-Tuválkin, 30 Nov 2016

Presentation of Celas

Celas Commune is one of the 26 communes of Vinhais Municipality; it had 269 inhabitants in 2011 and covers 36.8 km².
António Martins-Tuválkin, 30 Nov 2016

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