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Côja e Barril de Alva Commune (Portugal)

Freguesia de Côja e Barril de Alva, Concelho de Arganil, Distrito de Coimbra

Last modified: 2014-10-09 by klaus-michael schneider
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[Barril de Alva commune (- 2013)] 2:3 image by Sérgio Horta, 8 Mar 2010
flag of former Barril de Alva commune
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Barril de Alva Commune (until 2013)

It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain white field.
António Martins-Tuválkin, 8 Mar 2010

Coat of arms

[Barril de Alva commune CoA (- 2013)] image by Sérgio Horta, 8 Mar 2010

The arms are Azure issuant from a base wavy Argent charged with a barrulet wavy Azure a three-arched bridge Or masoned Sable and in chief a barrel Argent ringed Sable and garnished Sable. Mural crown argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll reading in black upper case letters "BARRIL DE ALVA"
Meaning:
"Barril" means "barrel" the wavy base refers to the local Alva River, thus making these arms canting.
António Martins-Tuválkin, 8 Mar 2010

Flag adopted and published in the official journal Diário da República: III Série on 27 Apr 2001
António Martins-Tuválkin, 8 Mar 2010

Presentation of Barril de Alva

Barril de Alva Commune was one of the pre-2013 communes of Arganil Municipality (q.v.); it had 386 inhabitants in 2001 and covers 3,31 km²
António Martins-Tuválkin, 8 Mar 2010

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