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Mozelos Commune (Portugal)

Freguesia de Mozelos, Concelho de Paredes de Coura, Distrito de Viana do Castelo

Last modified: 2015-10-25 by klaus-michael schneider
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[Mozelos(Paredes de Coura) commune] 2:3 image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 10 July 2015
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About the Flag

It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain green field.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 10 July 2015

Coat of arms

Shield Or, in base a mountain issuant green crowned by an oak tree Gules leaved and eradicated Vert and charged with a bar wavy Argent , charged with a barrulet wavy Azure. The tree is flanked by two flax flowers Azure seeded Or. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll with inscription in black initials: "MOZELOS - PAREDES DE COURA"
Source: Freguesias de Portugal
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 10 July 2015

Flag and arms published in the official journal Diário da República: III Série on 28 February 2001
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 10 July 2015

Presentation of Mozelos

Mozelos Commune is one of the 16 communes of the Paredes de Coura municipality (q.v.); it had 347 inhabitants in 2011 and covers 3.2 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 10 July 2015

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