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Campo Commune (Portugal)

Freguesia do Campo, Concelho de Viseu, Distrito de Viseu

Last modified: 2014-08-02 by klaus-michael schneider
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[Campo (Viseu) commune] 2:3 image by Sérgio Horta, 4 Sep 2009
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About the Flag

It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a green and yellow quartered field (town rank).
António Martins-Tuválkin, 4 Sep 2009

Coat of arms

[Campo (Viseu) commune CoA] image by Sérgio Horta, 4 Sep 2009

The arms are Or five stone pine cones proper set three and two and on a pile Vert a fess wavy Azure fimbriated Argent and over it a crozier Argent. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll reading in black upper case letters "CAMPO - VISEU".
Meaning:
"Campo" means "field"; the arms are not canting, depicting local produce, geography and history.
António Martins-Tuválkin, 4 Sep 2009

Flag adopted and published in the official journal Diário da República: III Série in 2000.01.21.
António Martins-Tuválkin, 4 Sep 2009

Presentation of Campo

Campo Commune is one of the 25 communes of Viseu Municipality (q.v.); it had 4358 inhabitants in 2001 and covers 15,48 km².
António Martins-Tuválkin, 4 Sep 2009

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