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Caminha (Matriz) e Vilarelho United Commune (Portugal)

União das Freguesias de Caminha (Matriz) e Vilarelho, Concelho de Caminha, Distrito de Viana do

Former Caminha (Matriz) commune (until 2013)
Presentation of Caminha (Matriz)

Former Vilarelho commune (until 2013)
Presentation of Vilarelho

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Former Caminha (Matriz) commune (until 2013)

2:3 image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 7 Apr 2015

It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain yellow field.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 7 Apr 2015

Coat of arms

Shield Gules with base wavy of Argent and Azure, a tower Argent with port and windows Azure masoned Sable flanked by two paly oars Or.Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll with inscription in black initials: "FREGUESIA DE CAMINHA - MATRIZ"
Meaning:
The base wavy is symbolizing the rivers Minha and Coura, which merge in Caminha. The tower is the central tower from the flag of Caminha Municipality.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 7 Apr 2015

Draft of flag and arms made by Carlos Alberto Mouteira Fernandes. Published in Diário da República: III Série on 31 October 2002
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 7 Apr 2015

Presentation of Caminha (Matriz)

Caminha (Matriz) Commune was one of the pre-2013 communes of Caminha Municipality (q.v.); it had 1346 inhabitants in 2011 and covered 9.8 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 7 Apr 2015

Former Vilarelho commune (until 2013)

2:3 image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 7 Apr 2015

It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain celestial blue field.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 7 Apr 2015

Coat of arms

Shield Argent, base wavy of Argent - Vert - Argent - Azure, the waves Argent charged with three red fish ordered 2:1, a mountain Vert issuant from base wavy and crowned by an embattled ringwall Azure masoned Argent. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll with inscription in black initials: "VILARELHO".
Meaning:
The tricoloured base wavy should symbolize a river's mouth, although Vilarelho, just like Matriz is located only at the two rivers Minha and Coura.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 7 Apr 2015

Draft of flag and arms made by Carlos Alberto Mouteira Fernandes. Published in Diário da República: III Série on 10 November 2001
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 7 Apr 2015

Presentation of Vilarelho

Vilarelho Commune was one of the pre-2013 communes of Caminha Municipality (q.v.); it had 1125 inhabitants in 2011 and covered 3.8 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 7 Apr 2015

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