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Communes of Nazaré Municipality (Portugal)

Last modified: 2014-06-29 by klaus-michael schneider
Keywords: valado dos frades | coat of arms: bend | maize ears: 3 | fleurs de lis: 3 (yellow) | nazaré | coat of arms: ship | ship: row boat | waves: 4 |
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Nazaré Commune

Nazaré commune
image by Sérgio Horta, 22 Nov 1999

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It is a fairly typical portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centered on a plain green background. The banner should have silvery and green tassels and cord, and golden pole and spear finial. Flag and arms adopted and published in the official journal Diário da República : III Série in 2002.11.05
António Martins, 23 Mar 2008

Coat of arms

Nazaré arms
image by Sérgio Horta, 22 Mar 2008

The arms are Argent a bend dancetty Sable and issuant from a base wavy Vert and Argent barruly wavy of four a ship affronty Azure garnished Or and decorated Sable and Vert. Mural crown argent with three visible towers (commune rank) and white scroll reading in black upper case letters "Freguesia de Nazaré". Original blazon:

Escudo de prata, banda dentelada de negro; campanha diminuta ondada de verde e prata de quatro tiras e, vogando, um barco de azul, decorado de verde e negro e realçado de ouro e posto de proa. Coroa mural de prata de três torres. Listel branco, com a legenda a negro: "FREGUESIA DE NAZARÉ".
António Martins, 22 Mar 2008

Version without the coat of arms

Plain (monocolored) portuguese subnational flags are not allowed to have armless variations: plain flags always carry the coat of arms.
Jorge Candeias, 18 Jul 1999

Presentation of Nazaré

Nazaré Commune is one of the three communes of the synonym municipality; it had 10 080 inhabitants in 2001 and covers 40,68 km². The ship shown in the arms is shaped and painted as typical central Portuguese small ocean fishing vessels; the zigzag bend may refer to the local cliffs, which are fitted with a funicular linking the strand town to the marian shrine located on a cliff summit; rock carved steps may exist.
António Martins, 22 Mar 2008


Valado dos Frades Commune

Valado dos Frades commune
image by Sérgio Horta, 22 Mar 2008

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It is a fairly typical portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centered on a quartered background, green and white. The banner should have silvery and green tassels and cord, and golden pole and spear finial. Flag and arms adopted and published in the official journal Diário da República : III Série in 2004.11.15
António Martins, 22 Mar 2008

Coat of arms

Valado dos Frades arms
image by Sérgio Horta, 22 Mar 2008

The arms are Vert a bend wavy Argent between three fleurs de lis Or and three maize ears Or.Mural crown argent with four visible towers (town rank) and white scroll reading in black upper case letters "Valado dos Frades". Original blazon:

Escudo de verde, uma banda ondeada de prata, acompanhada em chefe de três flores de lis e em ponta de três espigas de milho, tudo de ouro. Coroa mural de prata de quatro torres. Listel branco, com a legenda a negro: "VALADO DOS FRADES".
António Martins, 22 Mar 2008

Version without the coat of arms

Nazaré plain flag
image by António Martins, 2010

Plain (monocolored) portuguese subnational flags are not allowed to have armless variations: plain flags always carry the coat of arms.
Jorge Candeias, 18 Jul 1999

Presentation of Valado dos Frades

Valado dos Frades Commune is one of the three communes of the Nazaré Municipality; it had 3308 inhabitants in 2001 and covers 18,37 km².
António Martins, 22 Mar 2008


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