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Ruivães e Novais Commune (Portugal)

Freguesia de Ruivães e Novais, Concelho de Vila Nova de Famalicão, Distrito de Braga

Last modified: 2014-08-11 by klaus-michael schneider
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[Ruivães commune (-2013)] 2:3 image by Sérgio Horta, 17 Oct 2008
flag of former Ruivães commune
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Former Ruivães Commune (until 2013)

It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain green field (village rank).
António Martins-Tuválkin, 17 Oct 2008

Coat of arms

[Ruivães commune CoA (-2013)] image by Sérgio Horta, 17 Oct 2008

The arms are Or an pair of scissors open Azure garnished sable and in dexter chief a brickhammer Gules handled Sable and in sinister chief a bunch of grapes Purpure leaved Vert, in base wavy Azure a fess wavy Argent. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll reading in black upper case letters "RUIVÃES".
António Martins-Tuválkin, 17 Oct 2008

Flag and arms adopted and published in the official journal Diário da República: III Série in 2000.10.12.
António Martins-Tuválkin, 17 Oct 2008

Presentation of Ruivães

Ruivães Commune is one of the 34 communes of Vila Nova de Famalicão Municipality (q.v.); it had 2117 inhabitants in 2001 and covers 2,72 km².
António Martins-Tuválkin, 17 Oct 2008

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