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The commune either has not yet proper symbols or they are unknown.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 24 May 2024
![[Castedo commune flag (until 2013)]](../images/p/pt-aljcc-ct.gif)
2:3, image by António Martins-Tuválkin, 21 Mar 2024
It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain yellow field.
Source: Sérgio Horta´s webpage
António Martins-Tuválkin, 21 Mar 2024
![[Castedo commune CoA (until 2013)]](../images/p/pt-aljcc-ct).gif)
image by Sérgio Horta, 21 Mar 2024
Shield Azure with base wavy Argent charged with a barrulet wavy Azure, issuant from base an ancient ship Or garnished Gules rigged Argent stowed with wine barrels, in chief a horseshoe Argent. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll reading in black upper case serifed letters "CASTEDO - ALIJÓ".
Meaning:
The ship is a traditional Douro River sailboat used wine barrel transport (rabelo).
Source: Hiperglobal webpage
António Martins-Tuválkin, 21 Mar 2024
Published in Diário da República: III Série on 4 June 2002
António Martins-Tuválkin, 21 Mar 2024
Castedo was one of the 14 communes of Alijó Municipality affected by the 2013 changes. It had 373 inhabitants in 2011 and covered 13,52 km².
António Martins-Tuválkin, 21 Mar 2024
![[Cotas commune flag (until 2013)]](../images/p/pt-aljcc-co.gif)
2:3, image by António Martins-Tuválkin, 23 Mar 2024
It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain blue field.
Source: Sérgio Horta´s webpage
António Martins-Tuválkin, 8 Apr 2010
![[Cotas commune CoA (until 2013)]](../images/p/pt-aljcc-co).gif)
image by Sérgio Horta, 8 Apr 2010
Shield Argent gutty Vert issuant from base wavy Azure charged with two barrulets wavy Argent a traditional Port wine barrel cargo Douro river ship (rabelo) Sable garnished Or and dressed Gules carrying three wine barrels Or garnished Sable. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) (commune rank) and white scroll reading in black upper case letters "COTAS - ALIJÓ".
Source: Hiperglobal webpage
António Martins-Tuválkin, 8 Apr 2010
Published in Diário da República: IIi Série on 8 February 2001
António Martins-Tuválkin, 8 Apr 2010
Cotas Commune was one of the pre-2013 communes of Alijó Municipality; it had 245 inhabitants in 2011 and covers 15,39 km².
António Martins-Tuválkin, 8 Apr 2010
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