Guiães Commune (Portugal)

Freguesia de Guiães, Concelho de Vila Real, Distrito de Vila Real

Last modified: 2025-03-15 by klaus-michael schneider
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Guiães Commune

Flag

It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain green field.
Source: Sérgio Horta´s webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 9 Mar 2025

Coat of Arms

Shield Argent with base wavy of Azure and Argent, two olive branches Vert fruited Sable in saltire, flanked by two grapevines Purpure leafed Vert. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll reading in black upper case serifed letters "GUIÃES".
The base wavy is a representation of the Ceira River. The other charges stand for agriculture, especially viticulture and oliviculture.
Source: Ralf Hartemink´s webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 29 Apr 2016

Published in Diário da República: II Série on 21 April 2020,
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 9 Mar 2025

Presentation of Guiães

Guiães is one of the 12 communes of Vila Real Municipality not affected by the 2013 changes; it had 478 inhabitants in 2011 and covers 8,6 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 29 Apr 2016

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