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klaus-michael schneider
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![[Vela commune]](../images/p/pt-grdvl.gif)
2:3, image by Sérgio Horta, 27 Aug 2008
It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain white field.
Source: Sérgio Horta´s webpage
António Martins-Tuválkin, 27 Aug 2008
![[Vela commune CoA]](../images/p/pt-grdvl).gif)
image by Sérgio Horta, 27 Aug 2008
The arms are Gules a representation of a tin ore crystal Argent garnished Sable and in chief two pears Or and in base a bunch of grapes Purpure held Or. Mural crown argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll reading in black upper case letters "VELA GUARDA".
Meaning:
The coat of arms refers to local mining of casserite and to local agricultural products.
Source: Hiperglobal webpage
António Martins-Tuválkin, 27 Aug 2008
Published in Diário da República: III Série on 17 November 2004
António Martins-Tuválkin, 27 Aug 2008
Vela is one of the 34 communes of Guarda Municipality not affected by the 2013 changes; it had 423 inhabitants in 2021 and covers 21,0 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 25 Sep 2024
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