This page is part of © FOTW Flags Of The World website

Castelo Novo Commune (Portugal)

Freguesia de Castelo Novo, Concelho do Fundão, Distrito de Castelo Branco

Last modified: 2014-08-22 by klaus-michael schneider
Keywords: castelo novo | castle(golden) | fountain |
Links: FOTW homepage | search | disclaimer and copyright | write us | mirrors



[Castelo Novo commune] 2:3 image by Sérgio Horta, 26 June 2009
See also:

About the Flag

It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a field quartered background of yellow and blue (town rank).
António Martins-Tuválkin, 26 June 2009

Coat of arms

[Castelo Novo commune CoA] image by Sérgio Horta, 26 June 2009

The arms are Azure a castle Or masoned Sable with port and windows Gules, in base a fountain effervescent Argent and Azure. Mural crown Argent with four visible towers (town rank) and white scroll reading in black upper case letters "CASTELO NOVO".
Meaning:
"Castelo novo" means "new castle", making these arms partly canting.
António Martins-Tuválkin, 26 June 2009

Flag and arms adopted and published in the official journal _Diárioda República : III Série_ in 2002.11.19
António Martins-Tuválkin, 26 June 2009

Presentation of Castelo Novo

Castelo Novo Commune is one of the 23 communes of Fundão Municipality (q.v.); it had 406 inhabitants in 2011 and covers 40,51 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 22 Aug 2014

back to Fundão Communes click here