![[Sever do Vouga municipality]](../images/p/pt-svv.gif)
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2:3 image by Sérgio Horta, 3 May 2007
It is a fairly typical Portuguese municipal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain blue background.
António Martins-Tuválkin, 3 May 2007
![[Sever do Vouga municipality CoA]](../images/p/pt-svv).gif)
image by Sérgio Horta,
The arms are Argent between a pine tree and an orange tree both Vert trunked and erradicated Sable and fruited Or a bend wavy Azure charged with three fish Argent. Mural crown argent with four visible towers (town rank) and white scroll reading in black upper case letters "SEVER DO VOUGA".
Meaning:
"Vouga is a river that crosses this municipality, so the bend and fish are canting. ("Sever" has no common meaning.)
António Martins-Tuválkin, 3 May 2007
Flag and coat of arms adopted and published in the official journal Diário do Governo : II Série in 1953.12.04, a somewhat late date.
António Martins-Tuválkin, 3 May 2007
Plain (monocoloured) portuguese subnational flags are not allowed to have variations without arms: plain flags always carry the coat of arms.
Jorge Candeias, 18 Jul 1999
Sever do Vouga municipality had 13 186 inhabitants in 2001 and consists of 7 communes covering 129,85 km². It is part of Aveiro District, traditional province and 1999 ref. adm. region Beira Litoral, current C.C.R. / NUTS II Centro, and NUTS III Baixo Vouga.
António Martins-Tuválkin, 3 May 2007
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