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2:3 image by Sérgio Horta, 20 May 2007 |
2:3 image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 27 Oct 2014 |
It is a fairly typical Portuguese municipal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain yellow background.
António Martins-Tuválkin, 20 May 2007
The arms Sable between two fesses wavy Azure fimbriated Argent and two branches of olive Or (left image) or Vert fruited Or (right image) set in fess a bunch of grapes of the Same. Mural crown Argent with four visible towers (town rank) and white scroll reading in black upper case letters "PENALVA DO CASTELO".
António Martins-Tuválkin, 20 May 2007
Flag and coat of arms adopted and published in the official journal Diário do Governo : I Série on 22 March 1941.
António Martins-Tuválkin, 20 May 2007
Penalva do Castelo municipality had 9019 inhabitants in 2001 and consists of 11 communes covering 135,93 km². It is part of Viseu District, traditional province Beira Alta, 1999 ref. adm. region Beira Interior, C.C.R. / NUTS II Centro, and NUTS III Dão-Lafões.
António Martins-Tuválkin, 20 May 2007
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