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![[Arcozelo (Gouveia) commune flag]](../images/p/pt-gvaar.gif)
2:3, image by António Martins-Tuválkin and Sérgio Horta´, 2 Feb 2025
It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain white field.
Source: Sérgio Horta´s webpage
António Martins-Tuválkin, 2 Feb 2025
![[Arcozelo commune CoA]](../images/p/pt-gvaar).gif)
image by António Martins-Tuválkin and Sérgio Horta, 2 Feb 2025
Shield Sable an estoile Argent, on chief a chives braid Or garnished Vert, on base wavy Argent a barrulet wavy Azure. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll reading in black upper case serifed letters "ARCOZELO - GOUVEIA"
Meaning:
The star iconically refers to this particular mountain range, Serra da Estrela (= Star Range, lit. Mountain Range of the Star).
Source: Hiperglobal webpage
António Martins-Tuválkin, 2 Feb 2025
Published in Diário da República: III Série on 28 May 2003,
António Martins-Tuválkin, 2 Feb 2025
Arcozelo is one of the ten communes of Gouveia Municipality not affected by the 2013 changes ; it had 1440 inhabitants in 2021 and covers 24,02 km².
António Martins-Tuválkin, 2 Feb 2025
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