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Ivan Sache,
8 November 2021
The municipality of Xaxim (28,424 inhabitants in 2018; 29,472 ha) is located
550 km west of Florianópolis.
Xaxim is allegedly named for its first
settler, an African named Josezinho Xaxim, who came there in 1865 from
Guarapuava, Paraná. He was soon joined by Italian, Austrian, Irish, Polish,
Ukrainian, Czech and Germans immigrants from Rio Grande do Sul. Located on a
tropeiro's road, the place was soon known as Passo de Xaxim.
The state
government offered the area to the Bertaso, Maia & Cia colonizing company, which
sold it to Lunardi Brothers.
The district of Hercílio Luz was established
on 13 January 1921, to be renamed to Xaxim in 1929. The municipality of Xaxim
was established in 1953, separating from Chapecó, and inaugurated on 20 February
1954.
https://www.xaxim.sc.gov.br/
Municipal website
Ivan Sache, 8 November 2021
Divided by a white radiating saltire, green to hoist and fly, blue above and orange below, with an orange disk in the blue quarter, and with the municipal arms in the center.
Official website at
http://www.xaxim.sc.gov.br
Dirk Schönberger,
25 August 2012
The flag of Xaxim is prescribed by Municipal Law No. 285
promulgated on 10 November 1969.
Article 1.
The flag of the
municipality of Xaxim is supported by the following descriptive memoir.
a)
Design. The flag's design evokes the combination of letters "Xaxim" arranged
like a logotype. From the primary "X" start two rays heading to infinity, as the
town aspires to.
b) Colors.
Green. The branches of the horizontal
hyperbole symbolize union between humans and the natural environment (Human -
Xaxim; Nature - Pinewoods and agriculture).
Blue. The upper branch of the
vertical hyperbole symbolizes the sky, while the orange circle symbolizes West
Santa Catarina's sun.
Orange. The lower branch of the vertical hyperbole
symbolizes fruit, resources, and Xaxim's dynamism.
c) Date.
30 December
1953, date of foundation of the municipality of Xaxim.
https://leismunicipais.com.br/a/sc/x/xaxim/lei-ordinaria/1969/29/285/lei-ordinaria-n-285-1969-institui-a-bandeira-do-municipio-de-xaxim
Leis Municipais database
The description was amended by Municipal Law
No. 3,398 promulgated on 27 October 2009.
Article 3.
§1. The
formalization of the colors and symbols prescribed in Law No. 285 is kept, while
the symmetry of the "X" representing the municipality's name is altered.
[...]
II. The colors are defined as follows
a) Green (Pantone(r)-354C):
[...]
b) Blue (Pantone(r)-286C): [...]
c) Orange (Pantone(r)-021 c) [...]
https://leismunicipais.com.br/a/sc/x/xaxim/lei-ordinaria/2009/340/3398/lei-ordinaria-n-3398-2009-dispoe-sobre-a-padronizacao-do-brasao-e-da-bandeira-do-municipio-de-xaxim
Leis Municipais database
Photos
https://www.facebook.com/prefeituradexaxim/photos/2946221975640214
https://www.facebook.com/prefeituradexaxim/photos/2872229513039461
https://www.facebook.com/prefeituradexaxim/photos/2575732926022456
https://www.facebook.com/prefeituradexaxim/photos/2530601673868915
The coat of arms of Xaxim, originally prescribed by Municipal Law No. 505
promulgated in 1977 [text not available], is prescribed by Municipal Law No.
3,398 promulgated on 27 October 2009.
I - A cogwheel surrounds the whole
shield, whose elements are all inscribed within it.
II - The cogwheel shall
be green (Pantone(r) 345C), with the upper border outlined in black (Pantone(r)
Hexachrome Black C), and the lower border outlined in blue (Pantone(r) 286C).
The outline provides balance between the elements' colors, making the design
visually pleasant.
III - The elements within the cogwheel are;
a) In base,
a division. In one part, a white (Pantone(r)-trans.white) background supporting
a big, thick book representing the national and municipal Constitutions. The
book shall be brown (Pantone(r) 154C), a color representing the seriousness
expressed in documents. The book's outline is black (Pantone(r) Hexachrome Black
C), with thin white (Pantone(r)-trans.white) lines on one side and in base.
b) The other part of the division has an orange (Pantone(r) 021 c) background
symbolizing the soil that offers food and supports agriculture and industry.
This base supports a handshake representing people's generosity, friendship and
loyalty to the municipality. The different colors represent miscegenation in the
municipality. One hand is brown (Pantone(r) 154C) while the other is yellow
(Pantone(r) 107C).
c) In the second part is represented a landscape with
mountains and Brazilian pines (Araucaria angustifolia). The pines
symbolize the native trees while the background represents a landscape at
sunset. The mountains are green (Pantone(r) 354C). The leaves of the tree in the
foreground are green (Pantone(r) 354C) while their stem and thin outline are
black (Pantone(r) Hexachrome Black C). These elements symbolize green fields,
pastures and the natural environment.
d) In the upper part the sky with a big
star representing Northern Star, once used as a guide by travelers, and wheat
plants representing people's food. The sky is blue (Pantone(r) 286C); the star
and the wheat plants are yellow (Pantone(r) 107C) with black (Pantone(r)
Hexachrome Black C) outline.
IV - In the shield's base, the outer part
consists in the municipality's name and state's initials, the name and initials
separated by an hyphen ("XAXIM-SC"). The font is Arial Black (Pantone(r)
Hexachrome Black C). There shall be a small space between the hyphen and
"XAXIM", and between the hyphen and "SC".
V- Beneath, Xaxim's date of
foundation (30/12/53) in black (Pantone(r) Hexachrome Black C). The font is
Arial Black and the numerals are separated by a bend sinister.
https://leismunicipais.com.br/a/sc/x/xaxim/lei-ordinaria/2009/340/3398/lei-ordinaria-n-3398-2009-dispoe-sobre-a-padronizacao-do-brasao-e-da-bandeira-do-municipio-de-xaxim
Leis Municipais database
Ivan Sache, 8 November 2021
