Bestellen Sie Ihre Fahnen / Flaggen im Flaggen-Shop bei fahnenversand.de

Diese Website beschäftigt sich mit der Wissenschaft der Vexillologie (Flaggenkunde).
Alle auf dieser Website dargebotenen Abbildungen dienen ausschließlich der Informationsvermittlung im Sinne der Flaggenkunde.
Der Hoster dieser Seite distanziert sich ausdrücklich von jedweden hierauf u.U. dargestellten Symbolen verfassungsfeindlicher Organisationen.

^{This is a mirror of a page that is part of © FOTW Flags Of The World website.
Anything above the previous line isnt part of the Flags of the World Website and was added by the hoster of this mirror.}

Brito Commune (Portugal)

Freguesia de Brito, Concelho de Guimarães, Distrito de Braga

2:3 image by Sérgio Horta, 30 May 2016

About the flag
Presentation of Brito

See also:

About the Flag

It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a field quartered of blue and white.
Source: Guimarães municipal webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 30 May 2016

Coat of arms

Shield Argent with base wavy of Azure and Argent, two millstones Gules set in fess, in chief a cogwheel Gules. Mural crown Argent with four visible towers (town rank) and white scroll with inscription in black capitals "BRITO - GUIMARÃES".
Meaning:
The base wavy is representing the local riches of water, especially Ave River. The cogwheel is representing industries. The millstones are representing the local production of corn flower, run by water power.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 30 May 2016

Flag and arms published in the official journal Diário da República: III Série on 19 July 2002
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 30 May 2016

Presentation of Brito

Brito Commune is one of the 48 communes of Guimarães Municipality; it had 4939 inhabitants in 2011 and covers 5.9 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 30 May 2016

back to Guimarães Communes click here

^{Anything below the following line isnt part of the Flags of the World Website and was added by the hoster of this mirror.}

Bei fahnenversand.de erhalten Sie eine Vielzahl an günstigen Flaggen, Pins und Aufnähern, zum Beispiel: