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Recarei Commune (Portugal)

Freguesia de Recarei, Concelho de Paredes, Distrito de Braga

Last modified: 2016-07-23 by klaus-michael schneider
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[Recarei commune] 2:3 image by Sérgio Horta, 2 July 2016
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About the Flag

It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a field quartered of red and white.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 2 July 2016

Coat of arms

Shield Argent with base wavy of Azure and Argent, issuant from base a throughout bridge Gules masoned Argent and having one arch, above three flax brakes Azure ordered per fess. Mural crown Argent with four visible towers (town rank) and white scroll with inscription in black capitals "RECAREI".
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 2 July 2016

Flag and arms published in the official journal Diário da República: III Série on 20 September 2004, old symbols published in Diário da República: III Série on 4 January 1996.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 2 July 2016

Former Symbols

[Recarei commune 1996-2004] 2:3 image by Sérgio Horta, 2 July 2016

The same as current symbols but mural crown having just three visible towers (village rank).
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 2 July 2016


Presentation of Recarei

Recarei Commune is one of the 18 communes of Paredes Municipality; it had 4631 inhabitants in 2011 and covers 14.9 km². Recarei was upgraded to a town on 26 August 2003.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 2 July 2016


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