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It is a quite typical portuguese municipal flag,
with the coat of arms centered on a white
and purple gyronny background. Arms with mural crown argent with five
visible towers (city rank) and white scroll
reading in black upper case letters "CIDADE DE GOUVEIA". This
is the flag in use since after the upgrading of the municipality seat to city
status, in 1988.02.01.
António Martins-Tuválkin, 05 Jan 2007
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The arms are Sable three watermill wheels Purpure in fess on a fess Argent
charged with a fess Azure and in chief a five-pointed estoile upright Argent
between two bunches of grapes leaved Vert and fruited Purpure.
António Martins-Tuválkin, 05 Jan 2007
The main element of the arms stand for the local early river-powered loom
industry and the star stands for the mountain range Serra da Estrela
(Star Range), a feature common to several local
arms in this region; grapes symbolize local vineyards.
António Martins-Tuválkin, 05 Jan 2007
Before the upgrading of the municipality seat to city status, in
1988.02.01, the mural crown had only four towers
(town rank) and the scroll read simply
"GOUVEIA". This flag and arms was adopted and published in the
official journal Diário da
República : I Série in 1985.02.21 (a remarkably late date).
António Martins-Tuválkin, 05 Jan 2007
Gouveia municipality had 15 792 inhabitants in 2001, and it consists
of 22 communes, covering 300,6 km². It
is part of Guarda District, traditional province
Beira Alta, 1999 ref. adm. region
Beira Interior, C.C.R. / NUTS II Centro, and NUTS
III Beira Interior Norte.
António Martins-Tuválkin, 05 Jan 2007
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