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Municipality of Forcarei (Pontevedra Province, Galicia, Spain)

Concello de Forcarei

image by Eugene Ipavec, 10 Jun 2009

Introduction
Coat-of-Arms

See also:

Pontevedra Province (Galicia, Spain)
Galicia (Spain)
Spain

Introduction

Forcarei is located in the province of Pontevedra, Autonomous Community of Galicia. It is made of the 13 parishes of Aciveiro, Castrelo, Duas Igrexas, Forcarei, Madalena, Meavia, Millerada, Pardesoa, Pereira, Presqueiras (S. Mariña), Presqueiras (S. Miguel), Quintillán and Ventoxo.

"La Voz de Galicia" reports that the municipality of Forcarei seeks approval of its municipal flag and arms. David Raposeiras, the Mayor of Forcarei, met on 20 November 2006 the Vice-Chairman of the Heraldry Commission of the Directorate of Local Administration, Carlos Acuña, in order to obtain the approval of the design of the coat of arms and to set up the base of the design of the flag.

The shield shows 13 rye ears for the 13 parishes that form the municipality; three mounts for the Seixo, the Candán and the Costoia that surrounds the municipality; the two rivers Lérez and Umia that limit the municipal territory; and a spindle and a distaff symbolizing the oldest recorded activity in Forcarei.

The shield was designed this year but was never officially approved since it failed to comply with the strict heraldic rules. During their meeting, Acuña and Raposeiras have neociated the changes required for the approval of the design. The shield will keep all its charges but will be submitted to minor changes. Accordign to the heraldic principles, the rivers will be represented a horizontal waves instead of flowing down the mountains, which will be represented as triangles instead of eroded shapes.

The design of the flag will incorporate the green colour representing Terra de Montes and some elements of the shield.

Source: "La Voz de Galicia," 21 Nov 2006

Ivan Sache, 21 Dec 2006

The flag of Forcarei is prescribed by Decree 169/2008 of 17 July 2008, and published in the Galician official gazette on 19 August 2008. The Galician official gazette is available online, but you need to pay a fee of 3 € per Decree or 30 € per month.

Ivan Sache, 24 Aug 2008

Pano con tres franxas horizontais de branco, verde e branco, sendo a verde do dobre de tamaño con trece círculos de amarelo postos, un no centro e doce nos vértices de dous imaxinarios hexágonos concéntricos. As franxas brancas, pola súa vez, con sendas franxas horizontais de azul.
Decreto 169/2008, do 17 de xullo DOG núm. 159 (19 de agosto de 2008)

Field with three horizontal bands of white, green and white, and green to the double in size with thirteen yellow circles, one in the center and twelve at the vertices of two imaginary concentric hexagons. The white bands in turn bordered with a horizontal band of blue.
Decree 169/2008 of July 17, DOG no. 159 (August 19, 2008)

Source: Heráldica Municipal de Pontevedra

Eugene Ipavec, 10 Jun 2009

Coat-of-Arms

images from Forcarei municipal website, 21 Dec 2006, and adapted from provincial website, 10 Jun 2009

The non-heraldry-compliant coat of arms is shown on the municipal website of Forcarei (a bigger image ia available on the website – click on the small shield).

Ivan Sache, 21 Dec 2006

The coat of arms of Forcarei is prescribed by Decree 170/2008 of 17 July 2008, published in the Galician official gazette on 19 August 2008.

The Galician official gazette is available online, but you need to pay a fee of 3 € per Decree or 30 € per month.

Ivan Sache, 24 Aug 2008

En campo de azur, unha montaña de ouro de tres cumes, terrasada de sinople con dúas faixas ondadas de prata; superada de dúas espigas de centeo de ouro en aspa e unha roca alta de prata no centro, acompañadas dun fuso alto a cada lado; bordura de sinople cargada de trece abellas de ouro; ao timbre, coroa real pechada.
Decreto 170/2008, do 17 de xullo DOG núm. 159 (19 de agosto de 2008)

In a field azure, a golden three-peaked mountain, terraced vert with two silver wavy bands; surmounted by two golden stalks of wheat in saltire and a high silver rock in the center, accompanied by a high time on each side; bordure vert charged with thirteen bees or; above, closed royal crown.
Decree 170/2008 of July 17, DOG no. 159 (August 19, 2008)

Source: Heráldica Municipal de Pontevedra

Eugene Ipavec, 10 Jun 2009