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Corroios Commune (Portugal)

Freguesia de Corroios, Concelho de Seixal, Distrito de Setúbal

Last modified: 2014-11-08 by klaus-michael schneider
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[Corroios commune] 2:3 image by Sérgio Horta, 4 Oct 2014
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About the Flag

It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a field quartered of red and white.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 4 Oct 2014

Coat of arms

[Corroios commune CoA] image by Sérgio Horta, 4 Oct 2014

Shield Gules with base wavy of Argent and Azure, in centre a couped watermill moinho de maré) masoned Sable with four ports Sable, in central chief a cross fleury Argent voided Gules accompanied by a pair of wings Or. Mural crown with four visible towers (town rank) and white scroll reading in black capitals "CORROIOS".
Meaning:

Klaus-Michael Schneider, 4 Oct 2014

Flag and arms adopted and published in Diário da República: III Série on 22 November 1994
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 4 Oct 2014

Presentation of Corroios

Corroios is one of the four communes of Seixal Municipality. It had 47 661 inhabitants in 2011 and covered 16,92 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 4 Oct 2014

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