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Moledo e Cristelo Commune (Portugal)

Freguesia de Moledo e Cristelo, Concelho de Caminha, Distrito de Viana do Castelo

Last modified: 2015-04-11 by klaus-michael schneider
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Former Moledo commune (until 2013)

[Moledo commune (until 2013)] 2:3 image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 8 Apr 2015

It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain white field.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 8 Apr 2015

Coat of arms

Shield Vert with base wavy of Argent and Vert, overall a paly spoon net Or stringed Argent flanked by two windmill wheels Or rigged Argent. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers and white scroll with inscription in black initials: "MOLEDO - CAMINHA". "" (village rank)
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 8 Apr 2015


Presentation of Moledo

Moledo Commune was one of the pre-2013 communes of Caminha Municipality (q.v.); it had 1322 inhabitants in 2011 and covered 7.1 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider,8 Apr 2015


About the flag of former Cristelo commune

[Cristelo commune (- 2013)] 2:3 image by Sérgio Horta, 15 Oct 2008

It is a fairly typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain white background (village rank).
António Martins-Tuválkin, 15 Oct 2008

Coat of arms

[Cristelo commune CoA (- 2013)] image by Sérgio Horta, 15 Oct 2008

The arms are Vert a coat of arms Argent charged with a St. James cross Gules and in chief two windmill wheels Or cordoned Or and sailed Agrent and in base three barrulets wavy Argent. Mural crown argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll reading in black upper case letters "CRISTELO - CAMINHA".
Meaning:

António Martins-Tuválkin, 15 Oct 2008

Flag and arms adopted and published in the official journal Diário da República : III Série in 2000.11.17.
António Martins-Tuválkin, 15 Oct 2008


Presentation of Cristelo

Cristelo Commune was one of the 20 pre-2013 communes of Caminha Municipality; it had 244 inhabitants in 2001 and covered 2,55 km².
António Martins-Tuválkin, 15 Oct 2008


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