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Mogadouro, Valverde, Vale de Porco e Vilar de Rei Commune (Portugal)

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Freguesia de Mogadouro, Valverde, Vale de Porco e Vilar de Rei, Concelho de Mogadouro, Distrito de Bragança



[Mogadouro commune (- 2013)] 2:3 image by Sérgio Horta, 9 July 2009
flag of former Mogadouro commune
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Former Mogadouro Commune (until 2013)

It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain yellow field (village rank).
António Martins-Tuválkin, 9 July 2009

Coat of arms

[Mogadouro commune CoA (- 2013)] image by Sérgio Horta, 9 July 2009

The arms are Sable a tower Argent masoned Sable with port and windows Sable between two ears of wheat Or crossed per saltire, in chief two bezants Argent each charged with a rounded cross patty Gules. Mural crown argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll reading in black upper case letters "FREGUESIA DE MOGADOURO".
Meaning:
The cross is alluding to the Portuguese Templars
António Martins-Tuválkin, 9 July 2009

Flag and arms adopted and published in the official journal Diário da República: III Série in 2000.10.19
António Martins-Tuválkin, 9 July 2009

Presentation of Mogadouro

Mogadouro Commune was one of the pre-2013 communes of Mogadouro Municipality (q.v.); it had 3638 inhabitants in 2001 and covers 49,10 km². It was the commune encompassing the municipality seat, Mogadouro town.
António Martins-Tuválkin, 9 July 2009

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