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Paredes Commune (Portugal)

Freguesia de Paredes, Concelho de Paredes, Distrito do Porto

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[Besteiros commune (- 2013)] 2:3 image by Sérgio Horta, 22 July 2009
flag of former Besteiros commune
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Former Besteiros Commune (until 2013)

It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain purple field (village rank).
António Martins-Tuválkin, 22 July 2009

Coat of arms

[Besteiros commune CoA (- 2013)] image by Sérgio Horta, 22 July 2009

The arms are Or a wheat sheaf Vert tied Gules between four crossbows Purpure strung and garnished Argent. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll reading in black upper case letters "BESTEIROS - PAREDES".
Meaning:
"Besteiros" means "crossbow archers" and therefore these arms are partly canting.
António Martins-Tuválkin, 22 July 2009

Flag and arms adopted and published in the official journal Diário da República: III Série in 2002.10.22
António Martins-Tuválkin, 22 July 2009

Presentation of Besteiros

Besteiros Commune is one of the pre-2013 communes of Paredes Municipality (q.v.); it had 1412 inhabitants in 2001 and covered 2,70 km². It was incorporated into Paredes Commune.
António Martins-Tuválkin, 22 July 2009

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