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Bagunte, Ferreiró, Outeiro Maior e Parada Commune (Portugal)

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Freguesia de Bagunte, Ferreiró, Outeiro Maior e Parada, Concelho de Vila do Conde, Distrito do Porto



[Outeiro Maior commune (- 2013)] 2:3 image by Sérgio Horta, 30 June 2009
flag of former Outeiro Maior Commune
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Former Outeiro Maior Commune (until 2013)

It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain red field (village rank).
António Martins-Tuválkin, 30 June 2009

Coat of arms

[Outeiro Maior commune CoA (- 2013)] image by Sérgio Horta, 30 June 2009

The arms are Or a mound Vert issuant from base, in chief a rounded cross patty Gules (so-called Portuguese Templar cross) between two corn cobs Or leaved Vert. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll reading in black upper case letters "OUTEIRO MAIOR".
Meaning:
The arms are canting, as "outeiro maior" means "larger hill".
António Martins-Tuválkin, 30 June 2009

Flag and arms adopted and published in the official journal Diário da República: III Série in 2002.08.28
António Martins-Tuválkin, 30 June 2009

Presentation of Outeiro Maior

Outeiro Maior Commune is one of the 21 communes of Vila do Conde Municipality (q.v.); it had 378 inhabitants in 2001 and covers 3,09 km².
António Martins-Tuválkin, 30 June 2009

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