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image by Dirk Schönberger,
2 March 2012
Source:
http://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nova_P%E1dua
The municipality of Nova Pádua (2,553 inhabitants in 2019; 10,273 ha) is
located 160 km north of Porto Alegre.
Nova Pádua was established in 1886
by the Venetian immigrants Francisco Mantovani, Carlos Montavani, João Zanini,
Ferreiro, Pedro Sartor, Francisco Menegat, Pascoal Pauleti and Pedro Menegat.
The district of Nova Pádua was established within Caixas by Municipal Act No. 57
issued on 28 January 1994. It was transferred by State Decree No. 3,320 issued
on 17 May 1924 to the newly formed municipality of Novo Trento, which would be
renamed to Flores da Cunha by Decree No. 12 issued on 21 December 1935.
The
municipality of Nova Pádua was established by State Law No. 9,560 promulgated on
20 March 1992, and inaugurated on 1 January 1993.
Ivan Sache,
1 August 2020
The flag of Nova Pádua is prescribed by Municipal Law No. 53
promulgated on 26 July 1993.
Article 1.
The flag of the municipality
of Nova Pádua shall have for official colors blue, white and green, arranged in
three diagonal stripes, representing:
a) Blue represents the rivers and
waterfall, and the sky.
b) White represents people's integration and message
of peace.
c) Green represents cultural resources, ecology and people's
aspirations.
§1. Azure shall be used for the stripe at the inner end,
green for the stripe at the outer end, and white for the flag's center.
§2.
The center of the white stripe shall be charged with the coat of arms of the
municipality.
Article 2.
The features of the flag shall obey the
following rules.
I. The flag's width shall be 12 units.
II. The flag's
length shall be 16 units.
III. The flag's width shall be 11 units. (?)
IV.
From left to right, the blue stripe starts from the 5th unit in the lower part;
from left to right, the green stripe starts from the first 11th unit.
V. The
coat of arms shall be of 4 units in width, leaving 3.5 units in the upper and
lower parts.
https://leismunicipais.com.br/a/rs/n/nova-padua/lei-ordinaria/1993/6/53/lei-ordinaria-n-53-1993-institui-a-bandeira-do-municipio-de-nova-padua
Leis Municipais database
The coat of arms of Nova Pádua is prescribed by
Municipal Law No. 52 promulgated on 26 July 1993.
Article 1.
A shield
in elliptic shape, emphasizing in the upper part the geographic features of the
municipality with mountains, rivers, waterfalls, a Brazilian pine representing
vegetation, and a rising sun. In the lower part a cogwheel and a bunch of grapes
representing industry and wine production.
The shield surmounted by a
five-towered mural crown representing the municipality's autonomy.
In the
ellipse's base, the main crops of the municipality, featuring grapes as the main
product and orchards representing the base of the municipal income.
Beneath
the shield a scroll inscribed "20 de março NOVA PÁDUA de 1992", date of creation
of the municipality and its official name.
The coat of arms uses as its main
colors green and red.
https://leismunicipais.com.br/a/rs/n/nova-padua/lei-ordinaria/1993/6/52/lei-ordinaria-n-52-1993-adota-o-brasao-do-municipio-de-nova-padua
Leis Municipais database
Ivan Sache, 1 August 2020
