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Olhão Commune (Portugal)

Freguesia de Olhão, Concelho de Olhão, Distrito de Faro

Last modified: 2014-11-29 by klaus-michael schneider
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[Olhão commune] 2:3 image by Sérgio Horta, 22 Nov 1999
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About the Flag

It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain red field.
Sérgio Horta, 8 Dec 1999 and Klaus-Michael Schneider, 14 Nov 2014

Coat of arms

[Olhão commune CoA] image by Sérgio Horta, 14 Nov 2014

On a silver field, 2 green oars crossed per saltire charged with a silver red fringed oval medallion with the Order of Christ cross, on top a gold Restoration medal, below 2 green waves. Mural crown with 3 silver towers and a white scroll with the words in black "FREGUESIA DE OLHÃO".
Sérgio Horta, 8 Dec 1999 and Klaus-Michael Schneider, 14 Nov 2014

Flag and arms adopted and published in Diário da República: III Série on 19 August 1996
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 14 Nov 2014

Presentation of Olhão

is one of the five communes and of the three boroughs (urban communes) of Olhão Municipality. It had 14 914 inhabitants in 2011 and covers 9,43 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 14 Nov 2014

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