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![[Urzelina commune flag]](../images/p/pt-vlsuz.gif)
2:3, image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 17 June 2024
It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain white field.
Source: Sérgio Horta´s webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 17 June 2024
Shield Azure, on central chief point a money bag Or, on central base point a belfry Argent masoned Sable with bell, in flanches two braids Argent of broom. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll reading in black upper case letters "URZELINA - S. MATEUS".
Meaning:
The money bag is an attribute of St. Matthew, the local patron saint. The belfry is a representation of the local parish church, which had been damaged during an eruption of a local volcano in 1808 and refurbished in 1822. The braids are a species of fungus (Latin: Roccella tinctoria / Portuguese: urzela). They are the base for the production of litmus and here canting elements.
Source: Hiperglobal webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 17 June 2024
Published in Diário da República: II Série on 28 December 2006
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 17 June 2024
Urzelina is one of the six communes of Velas Municipality. It had 896 inhabitants in 2021 and covers 13,67 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 17 June 2024
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