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Castedo e Cotas Commune (Portugal)

Freguesia de Castedo e Cotas, Concelho de Alijó, Distrito de Vila Real

Last modified: 2014-10-17 by klaus-michael schneider
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[Cotas commune (until 2013)] 2:3 image by Sérgio Horta, 8 Apr 2010
flag of former Cotas commune
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Former Cotas Commune (until 2013)

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

Coat of arms

[Cotas commune CoA (until 2013)] image by Sérgio Horta, 8 Apr 2010

The arms are Argent gouttée Vert issuant from a base wavy charged with two barrulets wavy Argent a traditional Port wine barrel cargo Douro river ship (rabelo) Sable garnished Or and dressed Gules carrying three winde barrels Or garnished Sable. Mural crown argent with three visible towers (village rank) (commune rank) and white scroll reading in black upper case letters "COTAS - ALIJÓ".
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António Martins-Tuválkin, 8 Apr 2010

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

Presentation of Cotas

Cotas Commune was one of the pre-2013 communes of Alijó Municipality (q.v.); it had 284 inhabitants in 2001 and covers 15,38 km².
António Martins-Tuválkin, 8 Apr 2010

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