This page is part of an mirror of © FOTW Flags Of The World website
This website is devoted to the science of vexillology (the study of flags).
All illustrations presented on this website serve exclusively to provide information in the context of vexillology.
The authors and hosts of this site explicitly distance themselfes from any symbols of unconstitutional organizations that may be depicted here.
Last modified: 2014-07-26 by klaus-michael schneider
Keywords: sever do vouga | bend(wavy) | fish(3) | pine | orange tree |
Links: FOTW homepage |
search |
disclaimer and copyright |
write us |
mirrors
![[Sever do Vouga municipality]](../images/p/pt-svv.gif)
2:3 image by Sérgio Horta, 3 May 2007
It is a fairly typical Portuguese municipal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain blue background.
António Martins-Tuválkin, 3 May 2007
![[Sever do Vouga municipality CoA]](../images/p/pt-svv).gif)
image by Sérgio Horta,
The arms are Argent between a pine tree and an orange tree both Vert trunked and erradicated Sable and fruited Or a bend wavy Azure charged with three fish Argent. Mural crown argent with four visible towers (town rank) and white scroll reading in black upper case letters "SEVER DO VOUGA".
Meaning:
"Vouga is a river that crosses this municipality, so the bend and fish are canting. ("Sever" has no common meaning.)
António Martins-Tuválkin, 3 May 2007
Flag and coat of arms adopted and published in the official journal Diário do Governo : II Série in 1953.12.04, a somewhat late date.
António Martins-Tuválkin, 3 May 2007
Plain (monocoloured) portuguese subnational flags are not allowed to have variations without arms: plain flags always carry the coat of arms.
Jorge Candeias, 18 Jul 1999
Sever do Vouga municipality had 13 186 inhabitants in 2001 and consists of 7 communes covering 129,85 km². It is part of Aveiro District, traditional province and 1999 ref. adm. region Beira Litoral, current C.C.R. / NUTS II Centro, and NUTS III Baixo Vouga.
António Martins-Tuválkin, 3 May 2007
back to Municipalities of Portugal click here
Advertisement from our sponsor:
Bei Fahnenversand.de erhalten Sie eine Vielzahl an hochwertigen Flaggen, Pins und Aufnähern, zum Beispiel:
