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klaus-michael schneider
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![[Vila Nova de Poiares municipal flag]](../images/p/pt-prs.gif)
2:3, image by António Martins-Tuválkin and Sérgio Horta, 12 Mar 2025
It is a typical Portuguese municipal flag with the coat of arms centred on a plain green field.
Source: Sérgio Horta´s webpage
António Martins-Tuválkin, 16 Dec 2003
![[Vila Nova de Poiares municipal CoA]](../images/p/pt-prs).gif)
image by António Martins-Tuválkin and Sérgio Horta, 12 Mar 2025
Shield Argent between two pine trees Vert and trunked and fructed Sable two swallows set in pale flying downwards the upper one dexterwards and the
bottom one sinisterwards, on central chief a bee displayed of Or and Sable.
Mural crown Argent with four visible towers (town rank) and white scroll reading
in black upper case serifed letters "VILA NOVA DE POIARES".
Meaning:
The bee on the arms stands for the local silk production (if I recall correct), and the pine trees refer to the hardly original local abundance of
them. No idea about the swallows.
Source: Ralf Hartemink´s webpage
António Martins-Tuválkin, 16 Dec 2003
Flag and arms were approved by Ministry of Interior and published in the official journal
Diário do Govêrno: Ii Série on on 11 April 1938 , see here
António Martins-Tuválkin, 12 Mar 2025
Vila Nova de Poiares municipality had 7037 inhabitants in 2000 (6020 in 1990), and it is divided in 4 communes, covering 92 km2.
It belongs to the Coimbra District and to the old province of Beira Litoral.
António Martins-Tuválkin, 16 Dec 2003
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