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Perelhal Commune (Portugal)

Freguesia de Perelhal, Concelho de Barcelos, Distrito de Braga

Last modified: 2016-07-15 by klaus-michael schneider
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[Perelhal commune] 2:3 image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 13 May 2016
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About the Flag

It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain green field.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 13 May 2016

Coat of arms

Shield Argent, four pears Gules leaved Vert ordered 3:1. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll with inscription in black capitals "PERELHAL".
Meaning:
The arms are canting. "perelho" is a smalli, wild pear, and thus "perelhal" would mean "wild pear grove".
Klaus-Michael Schneiderand António Martins-Tuválkin, 18 May 2016

Flag and arms published in the official journal Diário da República: III Série on 19 June 1997
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 13 May 2016

Presentation of Perelhal

Perelhal Commune is one of the 61 communes of Barcelos Municipality; it had 1749 inhabitants in 2011 and covers 6.8 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 13 May 2016

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