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: 2025-02-07 by 
klaus-michael schneider
Keywords: cabanelas(vila verde) | jar | millstone |
Links: FOTW homepage |
search |
disclaimer and copyright |
write us |
mirrors
![[Cabanelas (Vila Verde) commune flag]](../images/p/pt-vvdca.gif)
2:3, image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 3 Feb 2025
It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain green field.
Source: Sérgio Horta´s webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 3 Feb 2025
Shield Argent with base wavy of Azure and Argent, charged with a millstone Gules, above a jar Gules flanked by two corn plants Vert. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll reading in black upper case serifed letters "CABANELAS - VILA VERDE".
Meaning:
The millstone is a representation of the many former grain mills, the fertile lowlands, base of the production of rye, oat, corn and wine. The base wavy is a representation of the Cávado River and the Poriço Creek. The jar is symbolising the local clay, base of the local pottery.
Source: Hiperglobal webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 3 Feb 2025
Published in Diário da República: III Série on 17 September 1999
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 3 Feb 2025
Cabanelas is one of the 21 communes of Vila Verde Municipality not affected by the 2013 changes; it had 1973 inhabitants in 2021 and covers 6,21 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 3 Feb 2025
back to Vila Verde Communes click here
Advertisement from our sponsor:
Bei Fahnenversand.de erhalten Sie eine Vielzahl an hochwertigen Flaggen, Pins und Aufnähern, zum Beispiel:
