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Carva e Vilares United Commune (Portugal)

Last modified: 2016-01-09 by klaus-michael schneider
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União das Freguesias de Carva e Vilares, Concelho de Murça, Distrito de Vila Real


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Former Carva commune (until 2013)

[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)

[Vilares (Murça) 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

[Vilares (Murça) commune CoA] 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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