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Vila do Bispo e Raposeira Commune (Portugal)

Freguesia de Vila do Bispo e Raposeira, Concelho de Vila do Bispo, Distrito de Faro

Last modified: 2015-10-25 by klaus-michael schneider
Keywords: vila do bispo(freguesia) | raposeira(vila do bispo) | base(wavy) | mitre | wheat(ear) | wreath | cross(order of christ) | dolphin |
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Former Vila do Bispo commune (until 2013)

[Vila do Bispo commune (until 2013)] 2:3 image by Sérgio Horta, 15 Aug 2015

It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain white field.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 15 Aug 2015

Coat of arms

Shield Vert with base wavy of Argent and Vert, a mitre Or garnished Gules with scarves Or flanked by two pairs of wheat ears Or connected in base. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll with inscription in black initials "FREGUESIA DE VILA DO BISPO".
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 15 Aug 2015

Published in Diário da República: III Série on 4 October 2001
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 15 Aug 2015


Presentation of Vila do Bispo

Vila do Bispo Commune was one of the pre-2013 communes of Vila do Bispo Municipality (q.v.); it had 918 inhabitants in 2011 and covered 58.4 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 15 Aug 2015


Former Raposeira commune (until 2013)

[Raposeira commune (until 2013)] 2:3 image by Sérgio Horta, 15 Aug 2015

It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain blue field.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 15 Aug 2015

Coat of arms

Shield Argent with base wavy of Vert and Argent, a cross patty Gules voided Argent surrounded by a wreath of oak branches Vert, all supported by two dolphins saltant Azure eyed Gules. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll with inscription in black initials "RAPOSEIRA - VILA DO BISPO"
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 15 Aug 2015

Published in Diário da República: III Série on 27 November 2000
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 15 Aug 2015


Presentation of Raposeira

Raposeira Commune was one of the pre-2013 communes of Vila do Bispo Municipality (q.v.); it had 460 inhabitants in 2011 and covered 25.7 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 15 Aug 2015


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