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Ivan Sache,
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February 2022 The municipality of Laranjal (6,205 inhabitants in 2017; 55,944 ha) is
located 425 km west of Curitiba.
The flag and arms of Laranjal are
prescribed by Municipal Law No. 29 promulgated on 5 October 1993.
Article
6.
The municipal flag of Laranjal was designed by municipal public servant
João Eugenio de Souza, winner of a contest organized by the municipal executive
and legislative powers, in compliance with the norms of Brazilian municipal
heraldry, as follows.
The municipal flag of Laranjal, in official dimensions,
is rectangular, using four colors: green (vert), blue (azure), orange, and white
(silver), arranged in geometric figures. In the center of the flag, a
rectilinear hexagon [indeed, a lozenge] charged in the center with the municipal
coat of arms applied on a white (argent) circular panel, for a better
visibility.
In the flag's upper and lower parts, on the left and right side,
is placed a green (vert) triangle. In the flag's central part is placed a
diagonal rectangle [indeed, a lozenge]; in the rectangle's center is applied an
orange hexagon. In the upper part of the hexagon is a triangle, as well as in
the lower part, the two blue (azure).
In the center of the hexagon is applied
a circle inscribing the municipal coat of arms.
In compliance with the
tradition of Portuguese heraldry, whose canons and rules were inherited,
municipal flags shall be divided into eight, six, four or three parts, using the
colors of the field of the coat of arms, and displaying in the center the coat
of arms.
The municipal flag of Laranjal obeys this general rule. The coat of
arms of the municipality applied in the center of the flag represents the
municipal government and its spread to all the parts of the municipal territory.
In compliance with heraldic rules, the municipal flag shall have the official
dimensions prescribed for the national flag, 14 units in width on 20 units in
length.
Meaning of the colors.
a) Green (vert) represents hope and the
beautiful natural resources represented by mountains, plains and crops that
covers the whole municipality.
b) Blue (azure) represents the infinite
firmament and the greatness of rural areas on Laranjal's whole territory.
c)
Orange represents the resources of Laranjal's whole territory.
d) White
(argent) represents peace, progress, and religious spirit of all people of
Laranjal.
e) The center where the municipal coat of arms is applied
represents the seat of the municipality of Laranjal.
Article 20.
The
coat of arms of the municipality of Laranjal was designed in compliance with the
norms of Brazilian municipal heraldry, as follows.
The shield is of a style
evocative of the colonizing race and main builder of the nation.
a) The coat
of arms of the municipality of Laranjal features in the upper part a half sun
with yellow and black rays.
b) Inside the shield, in the center, is featured
a cotton plant, a crop developed in the municipality of Laranjal.
c) The
first, upper left quarter represents the municipality's beautiful land, under a
blue sky, clouds and the sun that covers the territory.
d) The second, upper
right quarter features an oxen on an orange background, symbolizing the
municipality's livestock.
e) The third, lower left quarter, features a
terrestrial globe, a book, a quill and a pencil, on a green background,
symbolizing education and culture of Laranjal's people.
f) The fourth, lower
right quarter features industries, symbolizing industry in the municipality of
Laranjal.
g) The shield's lower part is inscribed with "LARANJAL" in black on
a blue background; on the shield's right and left flanks, two wheat plants
symbolize one of the national crops.
http://laranjal.pr.gov.br/portal/uploads/a894365a099e89528654431040e4f11d.pdf
Municipal website
Photos
https://www.facebook.com/Prefeitura-Municipal-de-Laranjal-1932747096990429/photos/2348619808736487
https://www.facebook.com/Prefeitura-Municipal-de-Laranjal-1932747096990429/photos/2293374727594329
https://www.facebook.com/Prefeitura-Municipal-de-Laranjal-1932747096990429/photos/2125469571051513
Ivan Sache, 5 February 2022
