Last modified: 2014-10-25 by klaus-michael schneider
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![[Gafanha da Nazaré commune]](../images/p/pt-ilhgn.gif)
2:3 image by Sérgio Horta, 19 Oct 2014
It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a field gyronny of eight of white and blue (city rank).
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 19 Oct 2014
![[Gafanha da Nazaré commune CoA]](../images/p/pt-ilhgn).gif)
image by Sérgio Horta, 19 Oct 2014
The shield is Argent, a 3-mast sailing ship Azure accompanied by an orle of leaves Vert and flowers Gules seeded Or. Mural crown Argent with five visible towers (city rank) and white scroll reading in black upper case letters "GAFANHA DA NAZARÉ"
Meaning:
The ship is a fishing vessel from 19th century. Fishing of haddock (Portuguese: bacalhau) had been the main business line in the past.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 19 Oct 2014
![[Gafanha da Nazaré commune]](../images/p/pt-ilhgn4.gif)
2:3 image by Sérgio Horta, 19 Oct 2014
It was like the current flag, but the field was quartered of white and blue and the arms had four visible towers (town rank) instead of currently five.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 19 Oct 2014
Flag and arms adopted and published in Diário da República: III Série on 16 January 2004, the former symbols on 8 September 1992
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 19 Oct 2014
Gafanha da Nazaré is one of the four communes of Ílhavo Municipality. It had 15 240 inhabitants and covers 16,44 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 19 Oct 2014
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