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Vilarinho Commune (Portugal)

Freguesia de Vilarinho, Concelho de Santo Tirso, Distrito do Porto

Last modified: 2017-09-21 by klaus-michael schneider
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[Vilarinho (Santo Tirso) commune] 2:3 image by Sérgio Horta, 23 July 2017
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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, 23 July 2017

Previous Flag (1999 - 2015)

[Vilarinho (Santo Tirso) commune (1999 - 2015)] 2:3 image by Sérgio Horta, 23 July 2017

This flag and arms replace a previous version, its only difference being the number of visible towers in the mural crown: before it was three . This change was enacted to reflect the attribution of town status to the named settlement.
António Martins-Tuválkin, 23 July 2017

Coat of arms

[Vilarinho (Santo Tirso) commune CoA] image by Sérgio Horta, 23 July 2017

Shield Azure, a chapel Or masoned Sable and with port and windows Sable and a bell tower, flanked by to maize ears Or leafed Argent, in chief a shuttle Or with yarns Gules in fess, on base wavy Argent a barrulet wavy Azure. Mural crown Argent with four visible towers (town rank) and white scroll reading in black upper case letters "VILARINHO - SANTO TIRSO".
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Source: this webpage
António Martins-Tuválkin, 23 July 2017

Flag and arms published in the official journal Diário da República: II Série on 10 June 2015, previous flag and arms published in the official journal Diário da República: III Série on 21 December 1999
Source: here
António Martins-Tuválkin, 23 July 2017

Presentation of Vilarinho

Vilarinho Commune is one of the 14 communes of Santo Tirso Municipality; it had 3788 inhabitants in 2011 and covers 5.7 km².
António Martins-Tuválkin, 23 July 2017

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