Last modified: 2014-11-08 by klaus-michael schneider
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![[Odivelas commune]](../images/p/pt-odv.gif)
2:3 image by Sérgio Horta,
It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a gyronny of eight (city rank) of yellow and blue field.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 2 Nov 2014
![[Odivelas commune CoA]](../images/p/pt-odv).gif)
image by Sérgio Horta,
Shield Azure, a three arched memorial Or masoned Sable with round basement, topped by a ring of columns, topped by a triangular gable, topped by a cross and open-worked by an ogival arch. Mural crown Argent with five visible towers (city rank) and white scroll reading in black upper case letters "CIDADE DE ODIVELAS.
Meaning:
The memorial is a local monument and dedicated to King Dom Dinis.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 2 Nov 2014
Flag and arms adopted and published in Diário da República: III Série on 28 April 1995. Odivelas commune gained the rank of a city on 10 August 1990. The former name was officially Odivelas (Lumiar e Carnide). Odivelas was spun off Loures Municipality on 19 November 1998.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 2 Nov 2014
Odivelas commune is one of the four communes of the municipality with the same name. It had 59 559 inhabitants in 2011 and covers 5,02 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 2 Nov 2014
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