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image by Ivan Sache, 17 July 2020
The municipality of Engenho Velho (7,100 ha) is located 400 km of Porto
Alegre.
Engenho Velho was in 1920 a tiny settlement, mostly owned by
Captain Antonio Valério and his big family. They were joined by two Italian
families, Camelotti and Tesser, who established a sawmill, and, later, by the
Luzzatto. In the 1940s, the original sawmill, locally known as "Engenho", was
deactivated, therefore the name of Engenho Velho (Old Sawmill) given to the
settlement.
The municipality of Engenho Velho was established by State Law
No. 9,619 promulgated on 20 March 1992. In 1996, a conflict broke out with the
Kaingang Indians, whose reserve constituted more than 50% of the municipal
territory.
http://www.engenhovelho.rs.gov.br
Municipal website
Ivan Sache, 17 July 2020
The flag and arms of Engenho Velho are prescribed by Municipal Law No. 39
promulgated on 23 August 1993.
Article 2.
I. The flag shall be
composed of four panels, white, red, blue and yellow, in usual shades, white and
yellow forming right-angled triangles in the upper and lower part, respectively,
red and blue forming two stripes, centered and separating the aforementioned
triangles.
II. The flag shall be charged in the center with the municipal
coat of arms.
III. The two sides of the flag shall be exactly identical,
mirroring each other.
Article 3.
The flag shall be made of a special
panel in dimensions 0.90 m in width on 1.30 m in length [...]
Article 4.
The coat of arms shall be composed of 7 units, with the following features and
meaning:
I. Unit I - Argent, composed of a crown surmounting the shield,
representing the municipality's constituting powers.
II. Unit II - A rising
sun, yellow outlined in red, representing the force of a rising and powerful
municipality.
III. Unit III - Green and yellow, a soybean plant, one of the
main crops in the municipality.
IV. Unit IV - Green and yellow, a maize
plant, the main crop in the municipality together with soybean and its main
source of income.
V. Unit V - in the central part, on a white field, black
and green, an old ["velho"] saw mill ["enginho de madeira"] representing the
municipality's namesake.
VI. Unit VI - Turquoise blue, the municipality's
crops.
VII. Unit VII - Red scroll charged with the municipality's name and
creation date.
Article 14.
The municipal colors are yellow, red, white
and blue.
Article 15.
It is mandatory to teach the design of the
municipal flag and arms in the municipality's schools.
https://leismunicipais.com.br/a/rs/e/engenho-velho/lei-ordinaria/1993/4/39/lei-ordinaria-n-39-1993-cria-os-simbolos-municipais
Leis Municipais database
Photos
https://diariors.com.br/site/cidades/engenho-velho.html?start=11
https://www.facebook.com/municipiodeengenhovelho
https://www.facebook.com/municipiodeengenhovelho
Ivan Sache, 17 July 2020
image by Ivan Sache, 17
July 2020
The flag of E.M.E.I.E.F Cleiton Costa is diagonally divided, per bend, dark
yellow-white-blue with the school's emblem in the center.
Photos
https://www.facebook.com/municipiodeengenhovelho/photos/a.253052561813076/734434707008190/?type=3&theater
https://diariors.com.br/site/cidades/engenho-velho.html?start=11
Ivan Sache, 17 July 2020
image by Ivan Sache, 17
July 2020
The flag of E.M.I.E.F Pãvãnh Há, located no Linha Bela Vista, is diagonally
divided, per bend, green-blue-red with the school's emblem in the center.
Photos
https://www.facebook.com/municipiodeengenhovelho/photos/a.253052561813076/734434363674891/?type=3&theater
https://diariors.com.br/site/cidades/engenho-velho.html?start=11
Ivan Sache, 17 July 2020