Serdedelo Commune (Portugal)

Freguesia de Serdedelo, Concelho de Ponte de Lima, Distrito de Viana do Castelo

Last modified: 2015-03-26 by klaus-michael schneider
Keywords: serdedelo | wall(embattled) | millstone | cross(order of christ) |
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• About the flag
• Presentation of Serdedelo

• Ponte de Lima Municipality
• Portugal

About the Flag

It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain green field.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 30 Mar 2015

Shield Or parted by a fessy, throughout, embattled wall Sable masoned Argent, base wavy of Azure and Argent, in chief a cross patty Gules superimposed by a Greek cross Argent flanked by two millstones Vert. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll with inscription in black initials: "SERDEDELO".
Meaning:
The cross is alluding to the Order of the Knights of Christ.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 30 Mar 2015

Draft of flag and arms made by Carlos Alberto Mouteira Fernandes. Flag and arms published in the official journal Diário da República: III Série on 14 September 2001
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 30 Mar 2015

Presentation of Serdedelo

Serdedelo Commune is one of the 39 communes of the Ponte de Lima municipality (q.v.); it had 464 inhabitants in 2011 and covers 6.8 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 30 Mar 2015

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