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Maceda Commune (Portugal)

Freguesia de Maceda, Concelho de Ovar, Distrito de Aveiro

Last modified: 2014-11-29 by klaus-michael schneider
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[Maceda commune] 2:3 image by Sérgio Horta, 31 Mar 2010
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About the Flag

It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain yellow field.
António Martins-Tuválkin, 31 Mar 2010

Coat of arms

[Maceda commune CoA] image by Sérgio Horta, 31 Mar 2010

The arms are Argent a cross maltese Gules and in chief two apple tree twigs Vert fruited Gules and garnished Or and a base wavy Vert and Argent of four per fess. Mural crown argent with four visible towers (town rank) and white scroll reading in black upper case letters "MACEDA".
Meaning:
"Maceda" appears to be related to "maçã" (="apple"), making the arms partly canting.
António Martins-Tuválkin, 31 Mar 2010

Flag adopted and published in the official journal Diário da República: III Série on 16 October 1997
António Martins-Tuválkin, 31 Mar 2010

Presentation of Maceda

Maceda Commune is one of the five communes of Ovar Municipality (q.v.); it had 3687 inhabitants in 2001 and covers 15,34;km².
António Martins-Tuválkin, 31 Mar 2010

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