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![[Castanheira (Guarda) commune flag]](../images/p/pt-grdca.gif)
2:3, image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 24 Sep 2024
It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain white field.
Source: Sérgio Horta´s webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 24 Sep 2024
Shield Azure a chestnut tree eradicated Argent with nuts Gules having capsules Or, flanked on either side by a distaff Or in pale with yarns Argent, on base a boot Or garnished Gules. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll reading in black upper case serifed letters "CASTANHEIRA – GUARDA".
Meaning:
The chestnut tree (Portuguese: castanheiro) is a canting element. Distaff and boots are alluding to local industries.
Source: Hiperglobal webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 24 Sep 2024
Published in Diário da República: III Série on 21 March 2005
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 24 Sep 2024
Castanheira is one of the 34 communes of Guarda Municipality not affected by the 2013 changes; it had 298 inhabitants in 2021 and covers 24,64 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 24 Sep 2024
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