Prozelo Commune (Portugal)

Freguesia de Prozelo, Concelho de Arcos de Valdevez, Distrito de Viana do Castelo

Last modified: 2016-01-09 by klaus-michael schneider
Keywords: prozelo(arcos de valdevez) | base(wavy) | sickle | corn(cob) |
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• About the flag
• Presentation of Prozelo

• Arcos de Valdevez Municipality
• Portugal

About the Flag

It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain yellow field.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 2 Jan 2016

Shield Gules with base wavy of Argent and Azure, two sickles affronty Or bladed Argent, in chief a bunch of three corn cobs Vert leaved Or and tied Argent. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll with inscription in black initials "PROZELO - ARCOS DE VALDEVEZ".
Meaning:
The base wavy is representing Vez River, the name giver of the municipality.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 2 Jan 2016

Flag and arms published in the official journal Diário da República: III Série on 5 December 2001
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 2 Jan 2016

Presentation of Prozelo

Prozelo Commune is one of the 36 communes of the Arcos de Valdevez municipality (q.v.); it had 943 inhabitants in 2011 and covers 4.0 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 2 Jan 2016

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